Tom Johnson vs. Ben Sheets — Career Comparison

Tom Johnson
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Sheets
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ben Sheets built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Johnson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 95), walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 126), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 103). Role difference aside, Tom Johnson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Johnson and Ben Sheets

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.41
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.53
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.54
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.39
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
3.78
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.29
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1577
8.89
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.04
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
3.06
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.08
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
5.47
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
7.47
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
38.79
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6640
37.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.77
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.85
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
4.15
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.36
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.21
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.79
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.54
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
34.51
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6138
34.6
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Tom Johnson and Ben Sheets

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.41
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.65
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.48
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.07
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.63
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.98
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.54
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Johnson and Ben Sheets

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
292.4
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
525.15
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
39.77
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
36.26
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.51
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.51
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.07
4.76
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
43.27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.99
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.04
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.04
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.07
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-16.81
-19.66
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.22
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
212
247.95
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
52.63
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.34
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA