Bob James vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob James led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 95). Ken Johnson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 118). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Ken Johnson

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
8.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Ken Johnson

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Ken Johnson

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA