Tommy Johnson vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Tommy Johnson
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 4.79 and 1.660 for Tommy Johnson. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Johnson and Lance McCullers

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.88
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.79
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
278.1
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
11.19
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.72
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
3.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
41.49
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
6.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
36.83
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Tommy Johnson and Lance McCullers

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.09
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
280.1
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.89
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
3.66
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.729
1.729
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.63
57.63
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Johnson and Lance McCullers

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
323.89
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
562.83
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.03
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.51
13.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
95.58
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
1.28
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.55
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.5
56.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100