Josh Johnson vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Josh Johnson
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Josh Johnson a clear advantage over Cliff Lee across the core pitching metrics. Josh Johnson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 186 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 140 vs 114), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 136 vs 113). Cliff Lee held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 105). Josh Johnson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Josh Johnson and Cliff Lee

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.31
56.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
8.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
8.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4176
37.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Josh Johnson and Cliff Lee

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.87
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Johnson and Cliff Lee

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
171
322.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
318
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
272
513.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
64.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
49.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.66
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.74
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.59
18.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
90.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
90.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
26.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
47.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
67.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
4.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
275.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
60.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50