Tom Johnson vs. Preacher Roe — Career Comparison

Tom Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Preacher Roe
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tom Johnson and Preacher Roe are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tom Johnson had the edge in home runs allowed (0.24 per nine innings vs 0.94). By the career numbers, Tom Johnson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tom Johnson and Preacher Roe

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.33
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.57
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.07
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.6
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.39
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.35
62.35
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.19
60.19
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.18
80.18
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.38
78.38
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.68
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.36
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
3.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2247
27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5743
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
9
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1914.1
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
8.19
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1907
8.97
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.94
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.84
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
2.37
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.72
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
4.49
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3099
37.24
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7904
37.16
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.2
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
4.31
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.76
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.11
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.61
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2761
33.18
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7383
34.71
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.24
37.24
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Johnson and Preacher Roe

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.34
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
47.57
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2250
27
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
9
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
12.86
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.41
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
42.14
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
2.63
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
56.43
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
2.51
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
55
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.866
1.866
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.156
1.156
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.93
33.93
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.71
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Johnson and Preacher Roe

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
112
227.03
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
277.12
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
296
600
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
253
512.84
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
515.95
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
52.7
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
48.65
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
53.26
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.33
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
13.01
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.64
9.69
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
56.76
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
61.58
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
103.38
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
88.21
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.54
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
30.79
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.32
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
23.3
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
64.86
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
4.13
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.64
-3.87
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
46.62
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
31.62
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.16
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
215
178.92
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.33
49.33
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
36.49
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.43
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.83
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.11
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.11
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA