Joel Johnston vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joel Johnston and Craig Lefferts are fairly close on the surface numbers. Craig Lefferts had the edge in ERA (3.43 vs 4.31). By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joel Johnston and Craig Lefferts

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
5.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
8.7
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
5.65
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.4
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.89
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.41
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4304
33.81
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Joel Johnston and Craig Lefferts

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
5.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.71
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.65
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Johnston and Craig Lefferts

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
2844.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
538.78
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
13.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
85.71
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA