Jason Johnson vs. Keiichi Yabu — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Keiichi Yabu as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keiichi Yabu led in home run suppression (HR9+ 176 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 90). Role difference aside, Keiichi Yabu holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jason Johnson and Keiichi Yabu

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.14
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.66
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
4.99
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1521
10.09
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.07
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.2
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.3
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.14
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
5.37
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
6.57
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
39.77
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
40.29
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
5.51
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.79
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.94
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5368
35.6
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
34.43
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Jason Johnson and Keiichi Yabu

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.14
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.38
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.79
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.88
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.37
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.26
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.57
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.79
91.79
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Johnson and Keiichi Yabu

Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
4026.32
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
20000
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
505.26
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
21.86
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-3.88
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
315.79
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA