Al Jackson vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ken Johnson a clear advantage over Al Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Ken Johnson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 112), strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 95). Al Jackson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 91). Ken Johnson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Ken Johnson

Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.19
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.74
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.64
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
4.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5942
38.49
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725
4.7
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
35.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Ken Johnson

Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.19
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.88
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
95.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Ken Johnson

Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
468.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
478
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
546.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.61
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.06
20.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
112.97
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
104.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.87
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
74.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
10.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.32
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
194.56
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
32.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA