Brian Johnson vs. Ken Retzer — Career Comparison

Brian Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Ken Retzer
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Brian Johnson and Ken Retzer are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.701 vs .689) and slugging (.403 vs .367). Ken Retzer had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 vs .298). By the career numbers, Brian Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Johnson and Ken Retzer

Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
183.63
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
188.59
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
754
600
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
690
549.07
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
144.83
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
112.2
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.39
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
25
19.89
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.34
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.14
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
41
32.63
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.09
64.52
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
253
201.33
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
188.59
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
51.72
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
72
57.29
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
108.77
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
123
97.88
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.46
69.6
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.68
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.39
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
41.38
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.57
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
39.79
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.08
15.08
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.98
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.18
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.14
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.98
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.17
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.98
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Johnson and Ken Retzer

Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.14
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.03
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9903
27
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4945
27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3301
9
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1648.1
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
7.17
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
935
5.11
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.43
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.53
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
7.65
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
5.73
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
7.6
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
5.63
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.938
4.938
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.43
90.43
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Ken Retzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29
Ken Retzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26