Ken Johnson vs. Cliff Ross — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Ross
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.000 compared to 3.46 and 1.231 for Ken Johnson. By the career numbers, Cliff Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Cliff Ross

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-0.56
-0.56
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
8.65
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
2.14
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
37.36
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
4.03
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.36
37.36
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Cliff Ross

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Cliff Ross

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
338.38
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
600
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA