Ralph Johnson vs. Ed Somerville — Career Comparison

Ralph Johnson
UnknownThrows RightBats RightPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IILeft Fielder
Ed Somerville
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville GraysNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ralph Johnson and Ed Somerville are closely matched on the surface stats. Ralph Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.458 vs .440) and on-base percentage (.233 vs .206). Ed Somerville had the advantage in batting average (.200 vs .175). By the career numbers, Ralph Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ralph Johnson and Ed Somerville

Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
226.67
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
147.35
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
533.33
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
596.02
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
119.47
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
100.88
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.26
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
18.58
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
32.32
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.39
27.06
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
139.38
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
123.45
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
65.04
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
35.84
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
100.88
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
30.66
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.85
26.35
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.98
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.93
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
22.5
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.67
37.67
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.65
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.31
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ralph Johnson and Ed Somerville

Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.3
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.99
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.22
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.19
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.15
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.65
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.31
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.35
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
8.11
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.35
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
6.8
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.84
83.84
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.813
1.813
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.902
6.902
Ralph Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Somerville
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.33
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Somerville
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0