Joel Johnston vs. Fritz Ostermueller — Career Comparison

Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fritz Ostermueller
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fritz Ostermueller 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. Fritz Ostermueller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Fritz Ostermueller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Johnston and Fritz Ostermueller

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.7
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.78
49.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.08
63.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.49
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
3.99
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6200
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2066.2
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2170
9.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
3.37
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9116
39.7
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.37
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
4.62
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8260
35.97
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Joel Johnston and Fritz Ostermueller

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
27
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.2
9
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.37
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.233
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Johnston and Fritz Ostermueller

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
546.05
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
127.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
108.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
16.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.92
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
18.96
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.52
37.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
149.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
154.56
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
43.74
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
45.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
88.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.76
43.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.52
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
58.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.29
10.29
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
26.97
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100