Joel Johnston vs. Jim Owens — Career Comparison

Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Owens 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 a career ERA of 4.31 against Jim Owens's 4.31, with WHIP of 1.296 and 1.489 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Johnston and Jim Owens

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
9.47
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.46
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
5.25
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Joel Johnston and Jim Owens

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.34
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Johnston and Jim Owens

Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
521.12
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0