Sean Doolittle vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Doolittle led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 83), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 95), and home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 91). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Ken Johnson

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
8.65
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
2.14
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
37.36
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
4.03
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Ken Johnson

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Ken Johnson

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.06
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA