Ollie Johns vs. Curtis King — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ollie Johns built a career as a starting pitcher and Curtis King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Curtis King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 3.5 and 1.944 for Ollie Johns. By the career numbers, Curtis King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ollie Johns and Curtis King

Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.43
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
15.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
10.07
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.5
15.5
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.43
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.65
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
44
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
39.84
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.98
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
34.75
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Ollie Johns and Curtis King

Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.55
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.88
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.88
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ollie Johns and Curtis King

Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
6800
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
19.59
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-95.32
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA