Joel Johnston vs. Clarence Locke — Career Comparison

Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clarence Locke
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clarence Locke 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 5.4 and 1.737 for Clarence Locke. 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 Clarence Locke

Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.71
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.31
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.4
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
12.51
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.26
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
43.34
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
7.67
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.99
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.737
1.737
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
38.94
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.34
43.34

Fielding Stats for Joel Johnston and Clarence Locke

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.98
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.158
3.158
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Johnston and Clarence Locke

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
23
313.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.49
20.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
10.59
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA