Ken Johnson vs. Randy Niemann — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Randy Niemann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Niemann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Johnson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 108), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 80). Randy Niemann held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 294 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Johnson.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Randy Niemann

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.69
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.59
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
39.82
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.62
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
34.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Randy Niemann

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.67
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Randy Niemann

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
2218.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
32.79
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
46.1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.06
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA