Ken Johnson vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Ken Johnson. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.46) and home runs allowed (0.05 per nine innings vs 0.81). By the career numbers, Al Spalding had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Al Spalding

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
2.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.32
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Al Spalding

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Al Spalding

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
338.38
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
594
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.51
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71