Ken Johnson vs. Bill Vinton — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Vinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Vinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 4.58 and 1.656 for Ken Johnson. By the career numbers, Bill Vinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Bill Vinton

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.47
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.14
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.58
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
27
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.1
9
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
8.39
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
8.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
6.52
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.09
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.91
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.59
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
40.67
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
39.98
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.67
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.21
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
6.62
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
33.85
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.67
40.67
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Bill Vinton

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.21
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.57
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.55
84.55
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.325
2.325
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Bill Vinton

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
723.91
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
157.45
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
600
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
580.43
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
570.21
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
123.91
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.83
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
104.35
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
51.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.77
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.77
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
33.37
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
12.65
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
143.48
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
76.6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
136.96
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
93.62
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
110.87
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
68.09
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
38.3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
163.04
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
25
106.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
34.63
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-3.68
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.79
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
140.43
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA