Joe Johnson vs. Fred Worden — Career Comparison

Joe Johnson
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Worden
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Worden 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 18 and 4.000 for Fred Worden. 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 Fred Worden

Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.59
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.48
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.18
24.18
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
27
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327.1
9
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
10.09
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
36
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.72
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.1
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
38.88
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
58.5
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.09
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
35.28
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
58.5
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Johnson and Fred Worden

Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.7
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.59
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
27
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327.1
9
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.21
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.9
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.81
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Johnson and Fred Worden

Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
630.51
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
498.31
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
8.86
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-7.81
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
203.39
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA