How Ken Johnson's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Ken Johnson posted a career WHIP of 1.66, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest WHIP season came in 1947, posting .700, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.41 that year. The highest point came in 1952 at 2.03, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.72 in 1950 to 1.61 in 1951 and 2.03 in 1952. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .700 to 2.03 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ken Johnson Lifetime WHIP

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Ken Johnson
WHIP
Career1.656
Season Avg.1.656
162 Game Avg.1.656
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Ken Johnson WHIP Per Season

Ken Johnson's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ken Johnson WHIP per season line chart

Ken Johnson WHIP by Team

Ken Johnson's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ken Johnson career WHIP by team bar chart

Ken Johnson WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ken Johnson's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ken Johnson WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Johnson WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Johnson's seasonal WHIP alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ken Johnson WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Johnson WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Johnson's MLB career with WHIP alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ken Johnson WHIP season-by-season breakdown table