Hank Johnson vs. Brad Lidge — Career Comparison

Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hank Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lidge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 4.75 and 1.570 for Hank Johnson. By the career numbers, Brad Lidge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank Johnson and Brad Lidge

Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
2.1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.98
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.75
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.54
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.34
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.75
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
4.79
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.28
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
4.79
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.064
1.064
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4889
41.26
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2589
38.62
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
5.61
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4290
36.21
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Hank Johnson and Brad Lidge

Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1810
27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603.1
9
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.13
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.118
0.118
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Johnson and Brad Lidge

Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
259
374.46
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
543.61
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
83.86
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.13
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.25
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.97
43.33
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
163.37
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
146.02
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
69.4
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
46.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
112.77
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.9
46.12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.92
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
70.84
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.47
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA