Ken Johnson vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Thornton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 100). Ken Johnson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 99). Role difference aside, Matt Thornton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Matt Thornton

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.46
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
8.65
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.41
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2799
38.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
4.03
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Matt Thornton

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.22
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.59
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Matt Thornton

Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA