Jim Acker vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Johnson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 98), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 92). Jim Acker held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 91). Role difference aside, Ken Johnson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Ken Johnson

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Ken Johnson

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Ken Johnson

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA