Ken Johnson vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 3.46 and 1.231 for Ken Johnson. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Grant Thatcher

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.19
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
37.46
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Grant Thatcher

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Grant Thatcher

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
338.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA