Ken Johnson vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Ken Johnson across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 83), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 100). Ken Johnson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 130). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Chris Sale

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1670
8.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
2.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
37.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
4.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.36
37.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Chris Sale

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Chris Sale

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA