What years did Ken Johnson play?

Ken Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1952.

Was Ken Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Ken Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 147 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ken Johnson hit?

Ken Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.

Ken Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1952)

W–L 12–14

ERA 4.58

WHIP 1.66

SO 147

Pitcher PIV -1933.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 1/14/1923 in Topeka, KS, USA
Died: 4/6/2004 in Wichita, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1947-09-18
Last Game: 1952-07-15

Full name: Kenneth Wandersee Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	14	74	34	8	4	0	269.3	251	137	14	195	147	4.58	-1933.9

Career ERA 4.58 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 13.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1947	SLN	NL	1	0	2	1	1	0	10.0	2	0	5	8	0.00	3.97 (+100%)	269.5
1948	SLN	NL	2	4	13	4	0	0	45.3	43	24	30	20	4.76	4.10 (-16%)	-143.0
1949	SLN	NL	0	1	14	2	0	0	33.7	29	24	35	18	6.42	4.12 (-56%)	-922.5
1950	SLN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	3	1	0.00	—	0.0
1950	PHI	NL	4	1	14	8	3	1	60.7	61	27	43	32	4.01	4.36 (+8%)	16.9
1951	PHI	NL	5	8	20	18	4	3	106.3	103	54	68	58	4.57	4.04 (-13%)	-876.4
1952	DET	AL	0	0	9	1	0	0	11.3	12	8	11	10	6.35	3.70 (-72%)	-278.3
Career · 7 seasons			12	14	74	34	8	4	269.1	251	137	195	147	4.58	—	-1,934

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
111	89	17	19	3	0	0	8	1	2	23	.213	.231	.247	.478	0

Career AVG .213 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 18.3% below league average.

Career OBP .231 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 31.8% below league average.

Career SLG .247 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.

Career OPS .478 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 33.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1947	SLN	NL	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	SLN	NL	20	20	2	6	2	1	0	0	7	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	SLN	NL	21	8	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	SLN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	PHI	NL	21	19	4	3	0	0	0	1	3	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	PHI	NL	36	35	7	5	0	3	1	1	11	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	DET	AL	9	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			111	89	17	19	3	8	1	2	23	.213	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1950	WS	PHI	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	63	38	9	7	0	2	.184
Away	48	51	8	12	0	6	.235

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	40	138.1	127	58	84	75	3.77
Away	34	129.2	123	78	111	73	5.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI
1952-07-15	DET	MIN	L	2	1	2
1952-07-04	DET	CLE	L	0	0	0
1952-06-23	DET	BOS	L	0	0	0
1952-06-22	DET	PHA	L	0	0	0
1952-06-19	DET	NYY	L	1	0	0
1952-06-18	DET	NYY	L	0	0	0
1952-06-08	DET	BOS	L	0	0	0
1952-06-02	DET	MIN	L	0	0	0
1952-05-29	DET	CLE	L	0	0	0
1951-09-26	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1952-07-15	DET	MIN	—	2.0	2	5	4	5	3	0
1952-07-04	DET	CLE	—	1.0	3	3	2	0	2	0
1952-06-23	DET	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1952-06-22	DET	PHA	—	0.1	1	0	0	2	0	0
1952-06-19	DET	NYY	—	3.0	1	1	0	2	3	0
1952-06-18	DET	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952-06-08	DET	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952-06-02	DET	MIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1952-05-29	DET	CLE	—	1.2	3	1	1	1	1	1
1951-09-26	PHI	NY1	L	0.0	1	3	3	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	74	0	7	54	3	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1947	SLN	P	2	0	2	0	0
1948	SLN	P	13	0	8	1	0
1949	SLN	P	14	1	13	2	1
1950	SLN	P	2	0	1	0	0
1950	PHI	P	14	1	13	0	0
1951	PHI	P	20	4	15	0	4
1952	DET	P	9	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	74

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Johnson

What years did Ken Johnson play?: Ken Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1952.
Was Ken Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Ken Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 147 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken Johnson hit?: Ken Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.