Jay Johnstone vs. Otis Johnson — Career Comparison

Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Otis Johnson
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jay Johnstone and Otis Johnson are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Johnstone posted stronger numbers in slugging (.394 vs .378) and batting average (.267 vs .234). Otis Johnson had the advantage in OPS (.741 vs .730). By the career numbers, Jay Johnstone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jay Johnstone and Otis Johnson

Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
162.6
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
262
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4703
539.64
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
478.63
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
143.89
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
112.21
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
103.16
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
70.99
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
24.67
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.61
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.36
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.74
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.7
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.87
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
41.22
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616.21
70.71
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.98
82.4
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1851
212.39
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
79
180.92
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
195.64
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
208.4
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
66.32
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
48.09
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
60.93
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.44
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
123.66
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.2
82.9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.52
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.87
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
49.23
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
89.31
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
632
72.52
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
98.47
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
6.09
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.59
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.19
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.02
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
80
9.18
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
5.74
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
11.93
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
48.08
48.08
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jay Johnstone and Otis Johnson

Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
1.01
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30296
27
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10098.2
9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2743
2.44
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.12
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.05
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
2.61
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
2.56
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.4
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.102
2.102
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.492
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.05
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0