Joel Johnston vs. Marcelino Lopez — Career Comparison

Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marcelino Lopez
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats RightCaribbeanCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marcelino Lopez 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. Marcelino Lopez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Marcelino Lopez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Johnston and Marcelino Lopez

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
2.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.55
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.66
43.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.39
54.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
3.62
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
8.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.89
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.37
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
5.87
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2823
38.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.41
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
4.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
34.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Joel Johnston and Marcelino Lopez

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
2.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653.1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.54
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.71
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.41
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.25
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.39
54.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Johnston and Marcelino Lopez

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
623.19
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
524.64
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
89.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
75.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.59
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.49
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.88
25.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
110.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
124.64
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
75.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
89.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.59
21.99
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
80
231.88
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
37.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcelino Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50