Joel Johnston vs. Dennis Lamp — Career Comparison

Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Lamp
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Lamp built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel Johnston as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Lamp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Dennis Lamp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Johnston and Dennis Lamp

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
3.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.47
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.51
25.51
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.17
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5492
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830.2
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1975
9.71
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
2.7
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.42
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
4.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.17
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7823
38.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.85
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
4.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.47
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.06
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7104
34.92
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Joel Johnston and Dennis Lamp

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
3.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5492
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830.2
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.74
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
2.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.51
25.51
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Johnston and Dennis Lamp

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
1711.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
538.39
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
88.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.04
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.66
15.16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
96.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
104.46
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.82
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
9.24
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
45.54
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA