Ken Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1970)

W–L 91–106
ERA 3.46
WHIP 1.20
SO 1,042
Pitcher PIV 12010.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 210 lb
Born
6/16/1933 in West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Died
11/21/2015 in Pineville, LA, USA
MLB Debut
1958-09-13
Last Game
1970-04-18

Full name: Kenneth Travis Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
91 106 334 231 50 7 9 1737.3 1,670 668 157 413 1,042 3.46 12010.3

Career ERA 3.46 vs. league average 3.63 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1958 KC1 AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 6 7 3 1 27.00 — 0.0
1959 KC1 AL 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 11 5 5 8 4.09 3.90 (-5%) -250.7
1960 KC1 AL 5 10 42 6 2 0 3 120.3 120 57 45 83 4.26 3.82 (-12%) -1068.8
1961 KC1 AL 0 4 6 1 0 0 0 9.3 11 11 7 4 10.61 4.03 (-163%) 0.0
1961 CIN NL 6 2 15 11 3 1 1 83.0 71 30 22 42 3.25 4.03 (+19%) -261.3
1962 HOU NL 7 16 33 31 5 1 0 197.0 195 84 46 178 3.84 3.96 (+3%) 5894.7
1963 HOU NL 11 17 37 32 6 1 1 224.0 204 66 50 148 2.65 3.46 (+23%) 4851.3
1964 HOU NL 11 16 35 35 7 1 0 218.0 209 88 44 117 3.63 3.58 (-1%) 2577.6
1965 HOU NL 3 2 8 8 1 0 0 51.7 52 24 11 28 4.18 3.50 (-19%) 245.5
1965 ML1 NL 13 8 29 26 8 1 2 179.7 165 64 37 123 3.21 3.50 (+8%) 2783.3
1966 ATL NL 14 8 32 31 11 2 0 215.7 213 79 46 105 3.30 3.52 (+6%) -791.7
1967 ATL NL 13 9 29 29 6 0 0 210.3 191 64 38 85 2.74 3.30 (+17%) -1280.4
1968 ATL NL 5 8 31 16 1 0 0 135.0 145 52 25 57 3.47 2.98 (-16%) -935.3
1969 ATL NL 0 1 9 2 0 0 1 29.0 32 16 9 20 4.97 3.61 (-37%) -174.4
1969 NYA AL 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 26.0 19 10 11 21 3.46 3.61 (+4%) 621.1
1969 CHN NL 1 2 9 1 0 0 1 19.0 17 6 13 18 2.84 3.61 (+21%) -200.5
1970 MON NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 9 5 1 4 7.50 — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 91 106 334 231 50 7 9 1,737.1 1,670 668 413 1,042 3.46 — 12,010

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
335 534 24 61 9 1 2 23 0 12 250 .114 .137 .146 .283 -3,788

Career AVG .114 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career OBP .137 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 56.9% below league average.

Career SLG .146 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 61.3% below league average.

Career OPS .283 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — 59.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1958 KC1 AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1959 KC1 AL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1960 KC1 AL 42 30 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 .167 — — — — 0.0
1961 KC1 AL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1961 CIN NL 15 25 1 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 11 .240 — — — — 0.0
1962 HOU NL 33 52 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 24 .077 .257 (-70%) .326 (-71%) .393 (-76%) .719 (-74%) -608.1
1963 HOU NL 38 74 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 .068 .246 (-73%) .308 (-70%) .371 (-82%) .680 (-77%) -847.0
1964 HOU NL 35 76 4 6 1 0 1 1 0 2 49 .079 .250 (-68%) .312 (-64%) .377 (-65%) .690 (-64%) -751.0
1965 HOU NL 8 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 — — — — 0.0
1965 ML1 NL 29 61 3 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 27 .115 .245 (-53%) .310 (-63%) .371 (-65%) .682 (-64%) 0.0
1966 ATL NL 32 70 3 10 2 1 1 2 0 1 28 .143 .248 (-43%) .309 (-50%) .376 (-35%) .685 (-42%) -464.6
1967 ATL NL 29 71 5 9 1 0 0 1 0 5 27 .127 .242 (-48%) .306 (-40%) .357 (-61%) .663 (-51%) -526.9
1968 ATL NL 31 40 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 .175 — — — — 0.0
1969 ATL NL 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 NYA AL 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 CHN NL 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1970 MON NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 335 534 24 61 9 1 2 23 0 12 250 .114 — — — — -3,198

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 0 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
1961 WS CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1961 WS CIN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (669 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1652451633113.135
Away170289928110.097

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home165877.08313251795453.34
Away169860.28403432344973.59

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1970-04-18 WSNCHCL 000000000
1970-04-15 WSNSTLL 000000000
1970-04-09 WSNSTLL 000000000
1969-09-17 CHCPHIW 000000000
1969-09-13 CHCSTLL 000000000
1969-09-10 CHCPHIL 000000000
1969-09-07 CHCPITL 000000000
1969-08-30 CHCATLW 200000002
1969-08-27 CHCCINL 000000000
1969-08-26 CHCCINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1970-04-18 WSNCHC — 2.0200020
1970-04-15 WSNSTL — 1.0344001
1970-04-09 WSNSTL — 3.0421120
1969-09-17 CHCPHI — 0.1000100
1969-09-13 CHCSTL — 0.1022200
1969-09-10 CHCPHI — 0.2000200
1969-09-07 CHCPIT L 2.0320220
1969-08-30 CHCATL W 5.1511231
1969-08-27 CHCCIN — 2.0100010
1969-08-26 CHCCIN — 1.0200020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 334 231 93 322 16 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1958 KC1 P 2 0 1 1 0 0
1959 KC1 P 2 2 0 3 0 0
1960 KC1 P 42 6 6 27 0 0
1961 KC1 P 6 1 1 4 0 0
1961 CIN P 15 11 9 19 0 1
1962 HOU P 33 31 9 37 4 1
1963 HOU P 37 32 8 51 1 4
1964 HOU P 35 35 9 50 6 4
1965 HOU P 8 8 6 13 0 1
1965 ML1 P 29 26 10 17 2 0
1966 ATL P 32 31 14 35 1 4
1967 ATL P 29 29 9 33 1 0
1968 ATL P 31 16 7 18 1 3
1969 ATL P 9 2 0 5 0 1
1969 NYA P 12 0 2 7 0 0
1969 CHN P 9 1 1 1 0 0
1970 MON P 3 0 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 334

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ken Johnson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bryn Smith
    108-94, 3.53 ERA
  2. 94
    Ralph Terry
    107-99, 3.62 ERA
  3. 81
    Jim Merritt
    81-86, 3.65 ERA
  4. 81
    Bill Hands
    111-110, 3.35 ERA
  5. 69
    Larry Jansen
    122-89, 3.58 ERA
  6. 66
    Bill Monbouquette
    114-112, 3.68 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Johnson

What years did Ken Johnson play?
Ken Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1970.
Was Ken Johnson a pitcher?
Yes. Ken Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 91 wins and 1042 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken Johnson hit?
Ken Johnson hit 2 career home runs with 61 hits.