Chet Johnson vs. Robbie Ross — Career Comparison

Chet Johnson
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Robbie Ross
MillenialKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Robbie Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robbie Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 5 and 1.833 for Chet Johnson. By the career numbers, Robbie Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Johnson and Robbie Ross

Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.24
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.92
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
27
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.2
9
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9.23
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.68
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.27
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
7.46
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.76
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1439
39.17
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.52
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.44
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.25
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
35.5
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1279
34.81
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Chet Johnson and Robbie Ross

Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.24
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
27
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330.2
9
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.25
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.85
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.8
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Johnson and Robbie Ross

Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
39900
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
1.04
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA