Tom Baker vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.46 and 1.231 for Ken Johnson. By the career numbers, Tom Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Ken Johnson

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Ken Johnson

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Ken Johnson

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA