Lou Johnson vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez 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. Ismael Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 6.06 and 1.806 for Lou Johnson. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Johnson and Ismael Valdez

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
12.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.83
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.76
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
42.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Ismael Valdez

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Ismael Valdez

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.82
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
23.28
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.35
13.1
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.01
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.32
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
45.57
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
27.29
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
1.4
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.46
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100