Josh Johnson vs. Dave Leonhard — Career Comparison

Josh Johnson
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Leonhard
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leonhard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Johnson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 186 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 66), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 136 vs 89). Role difference aside, Josh Johnson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Josh Johnson and Dave Leonhard

Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.53
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.12
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
3.4
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.15
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
8.36
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.66
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.05
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.01
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
8.25
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
3.9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4176
37.66
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403
37.47
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
3.7
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.34
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3740
33.73
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
33.04
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Josh Johnson and Dave Leonhard

Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.53
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.13
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.78
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
27
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
336.2
9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.87
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.72
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.2
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.74
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.14
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
2.07
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.46
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.05
97.05
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Johnson and Dave Leonhard

Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
322.64
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
806.45
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
600
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
513.21
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
77
496.77
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
64.15
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
49.06
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.43
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.66
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.09
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.59
18.08
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
15.53
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
90.57
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
14
90.32
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
90.57
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
109.68
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
26.42
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
47.17
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
67.92
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.22
4.2
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
9.35
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
26.42
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
275.47
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
206.45
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
60.38
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.77
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA