Lou Johnson vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Lou Johnson and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Johnson posted a career OPS of .708 against Jerry Willard's .706. On the surface stats, Lou Johnson and Jerry Willard are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Jerry Willard

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
180.45
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
141
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
98.62
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
25.86
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.73
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
12.79
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
42.38
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251.44
67.02
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
798
212.71
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
190.51
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
65.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
61.84
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
114.08
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
115.93
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255.24
68.03
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.65
69.59
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.13
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
85.3
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
7.03
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
12.53
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.2
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
13.33
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
19.72
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.57
67.57
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Jerry Willard

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
1.16
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
0.98
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
1.81
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
1.86
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.09
98.09
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.98
84.98
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.53
79.53
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31