Jerry Johnson vs. Harry Thompson — Career Comparison

Jerry Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Thompson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.31 and 1.596 for Jerry Johnson. By the career numbers, Harry Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Johnson and Harry Thompson

Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
4.26
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.44
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.56
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.6
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
4.31
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.23
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
27
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770.2
9
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
9
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
9.1
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
10.41
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.74
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.54
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.72
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
5.71
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.79
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.398
0.398
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3425
40
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
36.76
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.15
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.79
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
4.93
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.88
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.53
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2960
34.57
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
34.64
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Jerry Johnson and Harry Thompson

Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
4.27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2309
27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769.2
9
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.51
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.3
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.94
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.81
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.421
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.68
10.68
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Johnson and Harry Thompson

Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
1634.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
320.93
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
546.27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
67.16
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
49.25
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
11.95
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
42.37
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
85.07
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
89.55
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.82
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.07
-4.8
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
45.29
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.39
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
188.06
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
3.19
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jerry Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jerry Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100