Tom Johnson vs. Blake Stein — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blake Stein 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 65), home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 83). Blake Stein held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 102). Role difference aside, Tom Johnson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Johnson and Blake Stein

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.21
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.25
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.53
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.39
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
5.41
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475.2
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.29
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
8.53
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.48
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.06
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
5.32
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
5.47
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
6.98
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
38.79
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2124
40.19
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.77
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.85
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
5.7
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.79
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
34.51
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1800
34.06
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Tom Johnson and Blake Stein

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.21
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.25
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475.2
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.48
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.07
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.06
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.98
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.02
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.465
0.465
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Johnson and Blake Stein

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
7020
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.93
-55.97
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Stein
Career
Per 600 PA