Spud Johnson vs. Chet Lemon — Career Comparison

Spud Johnson
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Chet Lemon
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Spud Johnson and Chet Lemon are closely matched on the surface stats. Chet Lemon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.801 vs .760) and slugging (.442 vs .392). Spud Johnson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .359). By the career numbers, Chet Lemon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Spud Johnson and Chet Lemon

Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
331
135.75
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
151.52
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
600
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7872
600
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1324
542.99
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6868
523.48
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
164.05
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1875
142.91
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
131.24
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
91.69
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
18.46
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
30.18
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
12.71
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
4.65
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.64
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
16.39
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
32.81
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
51.22
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220.77
90.54
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1079.03
82.24
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
519
212.85
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3038
231.55
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
539
221.05
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2775
211.51
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
100.89
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
74.16
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
97.61
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
67.38
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
196.86
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1642
125.15
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238.8
97.94
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1096.08
83.54
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
12.3
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
11.51
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
109
44.7
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
57.09
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.51
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
28.71
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
1024
78.05
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.9
20.9
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
7.69
7.69
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
1.56
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.81
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.12
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
174
13.26
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
38.14
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.42
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.79
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
38.14
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
10.21
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
43.28
43.28

Fielding Stats for Spud Johnson and Chet Lemon

Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.11
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1932
1.07
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
1.02
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8019
27
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48845
27
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2673
9
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16281.2
9
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
1.45
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4998
2.76
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.37
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.07
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.05
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
2.06
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5202
2.88
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
1.81
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5120
2.83
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.22
88.22
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.42
98.42
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.01
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0