Ken Johnson vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ken Johnson and Herb Thomas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Johnson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.46 vs 8.08) and WHIP (1.231 vs 1.980). Herb Thomas had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.44 per nine innings vs 0.81). By the career numbers, Ken Johnson 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 Herb Thomas

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.32
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Herb Thomas

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.35
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Herb Thomas

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
347.37
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49.49
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA