Hank Johnson vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Smith
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.75 and 1.570 for Hank Johnson. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank Johnson and Joe Smith

Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
2.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.98
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.65
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.75
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.14
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.71
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.75
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.78
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
4.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
4.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.86
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.064
1.064
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4889
41.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
37.19
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.08
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
5.61
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.41
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4290
36.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
33.3
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Hank Johnson and Joe Smith

Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2287
27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762.1
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.91
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.33
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.25
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Johnson and Joe Smith

Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
259
374.46
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
259800
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
543.61
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.11
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.97
43.33
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
163.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
146.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
69.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
112.77
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.9
46.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.92
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
70.84
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.47
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA