Kris Johnson vs. Mason Thompson — Career Comparison

MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kris Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mason Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mason Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.21 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 5.32 and 1.817 for Kris Johnson. By the career numbers, Mason Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Johnson and Mason Thompson

Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.66
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
9.47
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.52
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.71
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.21
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
11.03
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
10.18
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.18
10.18
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.94
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.58
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
7.34
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
41.83
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
41.21
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.66
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.32
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.84
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.95
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.775
1.775
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
35.75
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
35.68
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.21
41.21

Fielding Stats for Kris Johnson and Mason Thompson

Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.66
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
9.47
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.52
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.52
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.66
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.5
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.158
0.158
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Johnson and Mason Thompson

Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1050
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-43.52
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Mason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA