Ken Johnson vs. Ed O'Neil — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed O'Neil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed O'Neil as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 9.26 and 2.294 for Ed O'Neil. By the career numbers, Ken Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Ed O'Neil

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.26
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
14.69
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.69
14.69
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.51
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.72
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.93
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
48.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
12.57
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.57
12.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
41.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Ed O'Neil

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.09
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Ed O'Neil

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
338.38
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
13.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
5.76
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA