Ken Johnson was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 334 career appearances, with a 3.46 ERA and 1042 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | KC1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3.86 |
| 1959 | KC1 | 1 | 1 | 4.09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1.45 |
| 1960 | KC1 | 5 | 10 | 4.26 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 120.1 | 120 | 57 | 45 | 83 | 1.37 |
| 1961 | CIN | 6 | 2 | 3.25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 83.0 | 71 | 30 | 22 | 42 | 1.12 |
| 1961 | KC1 | 0 | 4 | 10.61 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.93 |
| 1962 | HOU | 7 | 16 | 3.84 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 197.0 | 195 | 84 | 46 | 178 | 1.22 |
| 1963 | HOU | 11 | 17 | 2.65 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 224.0 | 204 | 66 | 50 | 148 | 1.13 |
| 1964 | HOU | 11 | 16 | 3.63 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 218.0 | 209 | 88 | 44 | 117 | 1.16 |
| 1965 | HOU | 3 | 2 | 4.18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 51.2 | 52 | 24 | 11 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 1965 | ML1 | 13 | 8 | 3.21 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 179.2 | 165 | 64 | 37 | 123 | 1.12 |
| 1966 | ATL | 14 | 8 | 3.30 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 215.2 | 213 | 79 | 46 | 105 | 1.20 |
| 1967 | ATL | 13 | 9 | 2.74 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 210.1 | 191 | 64 | 38 | 85 | 1.09 |
| 1968 | ATL | 5 | 8 | 3.47 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 135.0 | 145 | 52 | 25 | 57 | 1.26 |
| 1969 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 4.97 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29.0 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 1.41 |
| 1969 | CHC | 1 | 2 | 2.84 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1.58 |
| 1969 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 3.46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1.15 |
| 1970 | MON | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1.67 |
| Career Totals | — | 91 | 106 | 3.46 | 334 | 231 | 9 | 1737.1 | 1670 | 668 | 413 | 1042 | 1.20 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | KC1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | KC1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1960 | KC1 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .167 | .167 | .200 | .367 |
| 1961 | CIN | 15 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .240 | .240 | .280 | .520 |
| 1961 | KC1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | HOU | 33 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .077 | .094 | .096 | .190 |
| 1963 | HOU | 38 | 74 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | .068 | .092 | .068 | .160 |
| 1964 | HOU | 35 | 76 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | .079 | .114 | .132 | .246 |
| 1965 | HOU | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .111 | .111 | .167 | .278 |
| 1965 | ML1 | 29 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .115 | .115 | .131 | .246 |
| 1966 | ATL | 32 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .143 | .155 | .243 | .398 |
| 1967 | ATL | 29 | 71 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27 | .127 | .184 | .141 | .325 |
| 1968 | ATL | 31 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .175 | .171 | .175 | .346 |
| 1969 | ATL | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| 1969 | CHC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1969 | NYY | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| 1970 | MON | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 335 | 534 | 24 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 250 | .114 | .137 | .146 | .283 |