Ken Johnson vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Ken Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Brad Thomas

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Brad Thomas

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Brad Thomas

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
338.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA