Joe Johnson vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Joe Johnson
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.89 and 1.657 for Jack O'Connor. By the career numbers, Joe Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Johnson and Jack O'Connor

Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.59
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.48
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327.1
9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
10.09
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.69
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.72
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
38.88
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
40.27
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.09
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.28
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
35.28
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
34.82
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Johnson and Jack O'Connor

Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.59
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327.1
9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.21
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.81
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Johnson and Jack O'Connor

Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
630.51
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
498.31
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
8.86
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-7.81
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
203.39
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA