Ken Johnson vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams 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 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. 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 Leon Williams

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.19
46.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
5.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
34.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Leon Williams

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5213
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Leon Williams

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
61.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
11.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.79
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
75.76
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.43
-7.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA