Ken Johnson vs. Lou Lowdermilk — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Lowdermilk
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Lowdermilk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Lowdermilk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 3.46 and 1.231 for Ken Johnson. By the career numbers, Lou Lowdermilk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Lou Lowdermilk

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.68
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.28
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
38.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33.41
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Lou Lowdermilk

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5213
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737.2
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Lou Lowdermilk

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
480
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
15.7
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
9.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
360
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA