Lou Johnson vs. Jon Matlack — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Matlack
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jon Matlack built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Matlack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 6.06 and 1.806 for Lou Johnson. By the career numbers, Jon Matlack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Johnson and Jon Matlack

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.37
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.48
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.8
49.8
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.18
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
12.12
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2276
8.67
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.13
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
2.43
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.26
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.76
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1516
5.77
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
42.43
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9789
37.28
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.27
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
3.69
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.37
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.23
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.69
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8968
34.16
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Jon Matlack

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.37
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.32
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.66
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.58
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Jon Matlack

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
401.48
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
489.09
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
63.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
59.89
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
23.28
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.01
15.53
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
66.54
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
127.54
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.49
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.51
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
27.29
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
12.4
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
217
240.67
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.47
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.76
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA