Tom Johnson vs. Josh Swindell — Career Comparison

Tom Johnson
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Swindell
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Swindell 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. Josh Swindell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 3.39 and 1.434 for Tom Johnson. By the career numbers, Josh Swindell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Johnson and Josh Swindell

Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
3.39
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
9.29
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.87
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
3.06
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
5.47
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1178
38.79
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.02
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.77
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.85
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.67
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.79
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
34.51
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
38.42
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Tom Johnson and Josh Swindell

Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273.1
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.48
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.07
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.98
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.465
0.465
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Johnson and Josh Swindell

Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA