Ken Johnson vs. Bill Sampen — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Sampen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sampen 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 99), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 83). Bill Sampen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Johnson.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Bill Sampen

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.35
54.35
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.73
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
39.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.15
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
34.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Bill Sampen

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.63
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.77
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Bill Sampen

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3412.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
5.57
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-12.1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA