Jason Johnson vs. Charley Lightner — Career Comparison

Jason Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jason Johnson and Charley Lightner are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jason Johnson posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.99 vs 8.03) and WHIP (1.506 vs 2.595). Charley Lightner had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.2). By the career numbers, Jason Johnson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jason Johnson and Charley Lightner

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.47
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.66
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.9
35.9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.99
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
10.09
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.2
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.3
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
5.37
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.38
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
39.77
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
5.51
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.94
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5368
35.6
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89

Fielding Stats for Jason Johnson and Charley Lightner

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.47
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.38
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.88
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.37
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.26
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.79
91.79
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Johnson and Charley Lightner

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
4026.32
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
505.26
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.38
21.86
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-3.88
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
315.79
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA