Ken Johnson vs. Kid Nichols — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kid Nichols
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Kid Nichols as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kid Nichols posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 3.46 and 1.231 for Ken Johnson. By the career numbers, Kid Nichols had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Kid Nichols

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.37
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.51
63.51
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.94
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
2.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15202
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
8.75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
2.26
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
3.34
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.3
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21082
37.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
4.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19681
34.96
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Kid Nichols

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15753
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5251
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.66
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
1.77
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
2.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
2.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.72
94.72
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Kid Nichols

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
338.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
172.26
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
594
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2264
600
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2090
553.89
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
125.09
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
99.12
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.37
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
25.97
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.5
49.43
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
165.9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
164.58
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
72.35
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
73.67
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
141.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.11
53.83
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
36.31
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
90.9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.63
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100