Lou Johnson vs. Basilio Rosell — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Basilio Rosell
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Basilio Rosell 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. Basilio Rosell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 6.06 and 1.806 for Lou Johnson. By the career numbers, Basilio Rosell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Johnson and Basilio Rosell

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.1
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.31
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.99
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.33
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.06
76.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.64
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
12.12
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
10.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.25
10.25
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.13
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.67
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.76
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
42.43
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
39.52
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.27
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
5.54
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.58
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.77
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1895
34.88
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Basilio Rosell

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.32
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.99
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.18
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.73
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.14
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.18
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.86
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.164
2.164
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.34
75.34
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Basilio Rosell

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
226.23
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
548.36
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
154.92
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
120.49
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.59
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.38
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.43
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
23.28
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.48
65.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
201.64
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
186.89
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
41.8
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
41.8
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
81.15
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
27.29
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.42
74.81
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
29.51
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.67
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.92
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Basilio Rosell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50