Mike Jackson vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Mike Jackson
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Jackson 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 5.8 and 1.973 for Mike Jackson. By the career numbers, Ken Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Jackson and Ken Johnson

Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.17
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
10.33
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.98
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
41.68
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.933
1.933
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
33.52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Mike Jackson and Ken Johnson

Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.34
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Jackson and Ken Johnson

Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
1725
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-2.55
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA