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Ken
Johnson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 215
 
Born: June 16, 1933 in Usa, FL, WEST PALM BEA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1962   
All-Star Selections 1960   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1959 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 4 8 8 8 6 7 7
1960 27 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 8 8 8 7 8 7
1961 28 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
1962 29 PIT NL $ 1,600,000 9 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 8 7
1963 30 PIT NL $ 1,600,000 9 3 4 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1964 31 PIT NL $ 1,950,000 8 3 3 3 6 7 7 6 7 6
1965 32 WAS NL $ 700,000 7 2 3 3 6 7 7 5 6 5
1966 33 WAS NL $ 700,000 7 2 3 3 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 2 3 3 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,950,000 9 4 5 5 8 8 8 7 8 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 28 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 29 PIT NL $ 1,600,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 30 PIT NL $ 1,600,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 31 PIT NL $ 1,950,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 32 WAS NL $ 700,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 33 WAS NL $ 700,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,950,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1958 25 PIT NL 12 14 .462 27 27 14 3 0 218.3 229 103 20 55 118 4.25 .270 .315 .397 .712 12.2
    AAA   5 6 .455 12 12 3 1 0 83.3 95 42 13 20 65 4.54 .288 .329 .455 .783  
1959 26 PIT NL 17 24 .415 43 43 25 3 0 344.3 374 170 43 79 198 4.44 .276 .318 .441 .759 17.2
1960 27 PIT NL 19 15 .559 42 42 21 2 0 346.3 331 137 27 95 197 3.56 .249 .302 .362 .664 20.0
1961 28 PIT NL 15 15 .500 38 38 16 1 0 294.7 307 144 25 85 202 4.40 .266 .316 .390 .706 9.7
1962 29 PIT NL 21 13 .618 42 42 20 3 0 334.3 373 166 29 74 152 4.47 .283 .321 .410 .731 10.5
1963 30 PIT NL 17 14 .548 38 38 11 4 0 281.0 305 135 32 73 127 4.32 .276 .323 .408 .730 9.6
1964 31 PIT NL 14 19 .424 41 41 16 1 0 317.0 349 160 42 88 123 4.54 .280 .329 .434 .763 7.1
1965 32 AAA   11 9 .550 25 25 1 0 0 173.7 206 80 20 48 103 4.15 .296 .341 .435 .777  
1966 33 AAA   7 13 .350 29 29 1 0 0 197.3 219 87 18 59 109 3.97 .281 .332 .405 .737  
7 Years Sim 115 114 .502 271 271 123 17 0 2136.0 2268 1015 218 549 1117 4.28 .271 .318 .407 .724 86.3
3 Years AAA 23 28 .451 66 66 5 1 0 454.3 520 209 51 127 277 4.14 .288 .335 .426 .761  
Season Average 16 16 .500 38 38 17 2 0 305.1 324 145 31 78 159 4.28 .271 .318 .407 .724  
Career Highs 21 24 .618 43 43 25 4 0 346.3 374 170 43 95 202 4.54 .283 .329 .441 .763  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1098 446 93 232 660   .257 .295 .375 .671
vs LH   1170 569 125 317 457   .286 .337 .439 .777
Home 51 63 .447 135 135 50 9 0 1068.0 1146 534 105 285 599 4.50 .273 .319 .406 .726
Away 64 51 .557 136 136 73 8 1 1068.0 1122 481 113 264 518 4.05 .269 .313 .407 .720
Mar/Apr 16 16 .500 38 38 14 2 0 292.7 322 146 29 71 162 4.49 .278 .320 .407 .727
May 18 20 .474 44 44 26 1 0 351.0 368 162 30 74 180 4.15 .268 .306 .395 .700
June 21 24 .467 50 50 23 4 0 393.6 421 193 45 108 195 4.41 .273 .321 .416 .737
July 25 17 .595 49 49 22 3 0 393.7 418 182 29 107 206 4.16 .272 .319 .379 .698
August 21 18 .538 48 48 22 3 0 389.0 389 164 40 103 206 3.79 .260 .308 .394 .702
Sep/Oct 14 19 .424 42 42 17 4 1 316.0 350 168 45 86 168 4.79 .279 .326 .457 .782
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1958 25 PIT NL 27 75 4 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 31 .107 .117 .133 .250 -1.5 0.0
1959 26 PIT NL 43 116 4 11 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 48 .095 .103 .138 .240 -2.4 0.0
1960 27 PIT NL 42 119 1 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 49 .059 .058 .076 .134 -6.2 0.0
1961 28 PIT NL 38 95 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 38 .053 .063 .063 .126 -4.7 0.0
1962 29 PIT NL 42 112 7 13 6 1 0 5 0 0 5 39 .116 .153 .188 .340 1.5 0.0
1963 30 PIT NL 38 94 4 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 37 .128 .146 .149 .295 -0.9 0.0
1964 31 PIT NL 41 108 4 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 45 .111 .119 .130 .249 -2.1 0.0
7 Years Sim 271 719 28 68 18 2 0 31 0 0 10 287 .095 .108 .125 .233 -16.2 0.0
162 Game Average 429 16 40 10 1 0 18 0 0 5 171 .095 .108 .125 .233 -9.7  
Career Highs 43 119 7 13 6 1 0 7 0 0 5 49 .128 .153 .188 .340 1.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   429 20 42 11 1 0 23 0 0 5 166 .098 .110 .128 .238 -11.5
vs LH   290 8 26 7 1 0 8 0 0 5 121 .090 .105 .121 .225 -8.6
Home 135 342 13 36 9 2 0 14 0 0 2 131 .105 .113 .143 .256 -7.6
Away 136 377 15 32 9 0 0 17 0 0 8 156 .085 .103 .109 .212 -12.4
RISP   169 0 19 6 0 0 29 0 0 2 73 .112 .121 .148 .269 -2.9
Close/Late   49 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .143 .160 .163 .323 0.0
Mar/Apr 38 99 4 5 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 48 .051 .050 .091 .141 -5.6
May 44 114 5 15 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 39 .132 .147 .167 .313 -0.3
June 50 137 5 18 2 1 0 8 0 0 2 56 .131 .144 .161 .304 -0.8
July 49 133 4 13 6 0 0 5 0 0 2 52 .098 .116 .143 .259 -3.0
August 48 132 3 8 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 50 .061 .081 .076 .157 -6.4
Sep/Oct 42 104 7 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 42 .087 .095 .106 .201 -3.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 25 PIT NL P 27 27 218.3 20 36 4 5 .933 2.31    
1959 26 PIT NL P 43 43 344.3 35 75 4 2 .965 2.88    
1960 27 PIT NL P 42 42 346.3 34 66 5 5 .952 2.60    
1961 28 PIT NL P 38 38 294.7 27 54 2 3 .976 2.47    
1962 29 PIT NL P 42 42 334.3 28 67 5 7 .950 2.56    
1963 30 PIT NL P 38 38 281.0 25 69 3 5 .969 3.01    
1964 31 PIT NL P 41 41 317.0 25 62 3 6 .967 2.47    
Career Totals   271 271 2136.0 194 429 26 33 .960 2.63    
Career Highs   43 43 346.3 35 75 5 7 .976 3.01    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1962 29 PIT NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667
1963 30 PIT NL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 13.7 21 9 1 3 5 5.93 .333 .364 .413 .776
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 3 2 1 0 1 14.7 22 9 1 3 5 5.53 .333 .362 .409 .771
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1963 30 PIT NL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
Career Post-Season Batting 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1962-7-21
 Losses
1959-1-24
1964-7-19
 Winning Pct
1962-10-.618
 Games Started
1959-5-43
1960-8-42
1962-9-42
1964-8-41
 Complete Games
1958-5-14
1959-1-25
1960-3-21
1961-4-16
1962-4-20
1963-10-11
1964-8-16
 Shutouts
1958-4-3
1959-3-3
1960-6-2
1961-10-1
1962-8-3
1963-1-4
Innings Pitched
1959-2-344.3
1960-3-346.3
1962-7-334.3
1964-8-317.0
 Hits Allowed
1959-1-374
1960-3-331
1961-6-307
1962-1-373
1963-5-305
1964-1-349
 Homeruns Allowed
1959-4-43
1963-8-32
1964-2-42
 Walks Allowed
1960-7-95
 Walks per 9IP
1958-7-2.3
1959-4-2.1
1960-10-2.5
1962-10-2.0
 OSLG
1960-8-.362
OOPS
1960-9-.664
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 51    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jack Billingham (950)
  2. Scott Sanderson (946)
  3. Jumbo Elliott (942)
  4. Bryn Smith (941)
  5. Steve Comer (939)
  6. Bucky Jacobs (934)
  7. Bob Apodaca (933)
  8. Dennis Leonard (932)
  9. Johnny Allen (932)
  10. Dennis Lamp (931)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Charlie Beamon (985)
  2. Kent Greenfield (984)
  3. Bob Veale (983)
  4. Milt Pappas (982)
  5. Hal Reniff (980)
  6. Al Yeargin (978)
  7. Masanori Murakami (978)
  8. Russ Meyer (978)
  9. Joe Horlen (978)
  10. Seth Morehead (977)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1958
Earned first career win on 6/4/1958
Had first career hit on 6/25/1958, off Harvey Haddix (BSN)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1959, going 7-0, 1.60
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
Injured on 9/5/1961 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Pittsburgh in 1962
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1963, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,950,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/4/1964 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/7/1965 to a 4-year deal worth $700,000 per year
Injured on 4/19/1965 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 4/26/1965 with a Spasms Back, out for 4 weeks
 
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