Ken Johnson vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Johnson and Jon Lester are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 100 for Ken Johnson and 102 for Jon Lester, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Jon Lester gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Jon Lester

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1670
8.65
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
2.93
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11487
37.73
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
4.03
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Jon Lester

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Jon Lester

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
423
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
229.79
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100