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Only about 99% of it. I think the CERA is beyond misleading and I think its means ziltch in regard to Fister.
Guys better with Johjima (minumum 10 IPs):
Brandon Morrow
Ian Snell
RRS
Chris Jakubauskas
Mark Lowe
Roy Corcoran
Shawn Kelley
Luke French
Garrett Olson
Roy Corcoran
 
Guys better with RJ:
Felix Hernandez
Erik Bedard
Jarrod Washburn
David Aardsma
Miguel Batista
Jason Vargas
Sean White
If anything it seems the novices seem to do better with Johjima, and the vets seem to do better under RJ (Felix+Bedard+ pretty much explains the wide CERA spread). I don't know if these splits mean anything at all. Washburn for example was better under Johjima last year (ironically). Next year these splits could completely reverse. That is the nature of CERA.
Still, its possible that the established vets have convinced themselves that Joh's way of doing things don't work and have created a terrrible working environment. Perhaps when that attitude is not present, pitchers actually do better with Joh. Maybe, maybe not. Again, these splits could completely reverse next year. 
In regards to Fister, I don't even think its a remotely viable argument. Fister gives up homeruns because hes hittable and hes around the plate a lot.