Ken Johnson vs. Justin Thompson — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Justin Thompson a clear advantage over Ken Johnson across the core pitching metrics. Justin Thompson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 100), and strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 83). Ken Johnson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 103). Justin Thompson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Justin Thompson

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.57
45.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
4.02
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
8.78
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.26
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.94
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2739
38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.44
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2453
34.03
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Justin Thompson

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.2
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.58
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.107
1.107
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.16
69.16
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Justin Thompson

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-33.83
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA