Joel Johnston vs. Adrian Zabala — Career Comparison

Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adrian Zabala
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adrian Zabala 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 5.02 and 1.423 for Adrian Zabala. 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 Adrian Zabala

Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.77
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.31
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
5.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9.6
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.88
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
38.31
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.66
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
35
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Joel Johnston and Adrian Zabala

Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.2
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.37
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Johnston and Adrian Zabala

Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.04
21.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.11
22.95
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA