Jason Johnson vs. Justin Lehr — Career Comparison

Jason Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Lehr
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Lehr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 5.34 and 1.591 for Justin Lehr. By the career numbers, Jason Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Johnson and Justin Lehr

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.66
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.99
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.34
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1521
10.09
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
9.89
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.2
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.3
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.07
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
5.37
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
5.1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
39.77
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
39.98
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.46
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
5.51
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.64
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.94
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.91
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5368
35.6
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
34.83
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Jason Johnson and Justin Lehr

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.38
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.88
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.82
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.37
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.49
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.26
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.49
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.79
91.79
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Johnson and Justin Lehr

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
4026.32
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
77
1490.32
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
505.26
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
21.86
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
5.32
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-3.88
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-19.06
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
315.79
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA