Brian Johnson vs. Doc Lavan — Career Comparison

Brian Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Doc Lavan
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Brian Johnson and Doc Lavan each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Brian Johnson had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 141 vs 12), while Doc Lavan led in batting average (AVG+ 97 vs 92). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Brian Johnson and Doc Lavan

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1163
163.61
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4265
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3891
547.39
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
136.84
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
954
134.21
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
108.04
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.39
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
18.85
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.34
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.33
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.98
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
26.17
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.9
64.29
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351.52
49.45
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
168.68
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
172.71
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
166.99
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
51.46
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
47.55
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
53.04
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
108.77
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
99.6
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163.35
63.68
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396.27
55.75
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.68
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.38
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
31.19
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
29.4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
52.9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.34
11.34
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.24
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
19.84
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
9.99
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
7.88
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
17.87
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.91
55.91

Fielding Stats for Brian Johnson and Doc Lavan

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1149
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9903
27
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
9
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
7.17
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.43
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3668
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
7.65
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6618
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
7.6
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6157
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.03
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.359
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0