Joel Johnston vs. Script Lee — Career Comparison

Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Script Lee
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueStarting Pitcher

Script Lee 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. Joel Johnston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 4.84 and 1.482 for Script Lee. By the career numbers, Joel Johnston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Johnston and Script Lee

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.53
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.81
72.81
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.69
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.31
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
4.84
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2010
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
9.51
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
3.41
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.4
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2677
35.96
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
5.79
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.17
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.74
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
32.67
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
30.59
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.96
35.96

Fielding Stats for Joel Johnston and Script Lee

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.22
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2481
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.24
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.947
1.947
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.67
74.67
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Johnston and Script Lee

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
233.25
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
533.99
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
118.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
102.69
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.4
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
16.14
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.17
42.8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
145.23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
155.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
57.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
115.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.85
49.65
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.67
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.74
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.13
51.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
29.34
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
Script Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100