Bobby Hogue vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Bobby Hogue
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Hogue 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 3.97 and 1.463 for Bobby Hogue. By the career numbers, Ken Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Hogue and Ken Johnson

Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.97
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
326.2
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
9.26
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.69
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.91
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.98
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
39.07
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
34.91
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Bobby Hogue and Ken Johnson

Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5213
27
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737.2
9
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Hogue and Ken Johnson

Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
1172.73
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
73
497.73
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.21
35.53
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
129.55
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
143.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40.91
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
95.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
43.98
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
95.45
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
6.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bobby Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA