Ken Johnson vs. Ron Tompkins — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Tompkins
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Tompkins 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 3.96 and 1.340 for Ron Tompkins. 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 Ron Tompkins

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
8.65
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
38.52
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
4.03
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
33.12
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Ron Tompkins

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.67
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.23
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Ron Tompkins

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
539.39
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
252.53
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA