Bert Abbey vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Ken Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Ken Johnson

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Ken Johnson

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Ken Johnson

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
338.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA