Mark Johnson vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.966 compared to 7.5 and 1.750 for Mark Johnson. By the career numbers, Dan Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mark Johnson and Dan Smith

Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.38
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
7.5
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.66
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
6.21
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.34
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
43.5
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
44.38
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
8.63
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.9
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.5
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.708
1.708
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.931
1.931
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
35.25
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.24
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.5
43.5
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.38
44.38

Fielding Stats for Mark Johnson and Dan Smith

Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.38
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Johnson and Dan Smith

Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Johnson
Career
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Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Johnson
Career
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Career
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Mark Johnson
Career
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Career
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Mark Johnson
Career
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Dan Smith
Career
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Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Smith
Career
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0
Mark Johnson
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Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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0
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Mark Johnson
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Mark Johnson
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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