Kevin Appier vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Kevin Appier a clear advantage over Ken Johnson across the core pitching metrics. Kevin Appier led in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 100). Ken Johnson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 94). Kevin Appier was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Ken Johnson

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1670
8.65
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10958
38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Ken Johnson

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Ken Johnson

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
260
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA