Russ Johnson vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Russ Johnson
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Russ Johnson and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Russ Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.723 vs .706) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .322). Jerry Willard had the advantage in slugging (.384 vs .374). By the career numbers, Russ 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 Russ Johnson and Jerry Willard

Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
226.09
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
966
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
519.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
137.27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
98.76
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
28.57
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.24
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
38.51
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.04
70.21
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
194.41
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
205.59
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
72.67
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
60.25
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
124.22
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.49
73.6
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
65.22
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.27
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
107.45
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
5.58
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.11
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.56
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.94
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.21
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.54
61.54
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Russ Johnson and Jerry Willard

Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.45
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.93
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5390
27
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1796.2
9
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.22
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
3.61
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
3.5
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
96.94
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.14
64.14
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.37
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Russ Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31