Ken Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 14, 1923 in Topeka, KS us

Died: April 6, 2004 in Wichita, KS

Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, KS

Last Game: July 15, 1952 (Age 29-183d)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Kenneth Wandersee Johnson

Nicknames: Hook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

4.58

269.1

147

WHIP

1.656

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1941	18	-6.7	Asheville	PIED	B	STL	1	8	.111	5.54	5.68	12						65.0	62	41	40		61							1.892	8.6		8.4
1942	19	-4.1	Asheville	PIED	B	STL	8	8	.500	4.32	6.15	19						123.0	110	84	59		104							1.740	8.0		7.6

1946	23	-4.0	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	1	4	.200	5.02	8.16	11	7		3	0		43.0	45	39	24		44		23	2	0	0		2.070	9.4		9.2	4.8	0.52
1947	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	STL	7	5	.583	4.92	6.50	27	7	5	6	1		119.0	111	86	65		85		100	6	2	10		1.647	8.4		6.4	7.6	1.18
1947	24	-4.1	Columbus	AA	AAA	STL	1	3	.250	7.47	9.46	18	7	5	1	0		59.0	73	62	49		53		30	4	2	7		2.136	11.1		8.1	4.6	0.57
1947	24	0.1	Omaha	WL	A	STL	6	2	.750	2.40	3.60	9			5	1		60.0	38	24	16		32		70	2		3		1.167	5.7		4.8	10.5	2.19
1947	24	-5.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.90	2	1	1	1	0	0	10.0	2	1	0	0	5	0	8	1	0	0	38	0.700	1.8	0.0	4.5	7.2	1.60
1948	25	-2.1	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	6	9	.400	4.23	5.04	17	14		4	2		100.0	78	56	47		82		78	6	1	3		1.600	7.0		7.4	7.0	0.95
1948	25	-3.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	2	4	.333	4.76	5.36	13	4	2	0	0	0	45.1	43	27	24	1	30	4	20	1	0	2	198	1.610	8.5	0.2	6.0	4.0	0.67
1949	26	-2.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	1	.000	6.42	7.49	14	2	2	0	0	0	33.2	29	28	24	1	35	1	18	3	1	3	160	1.901	7.8	0.3	9.4	4.8	0.51
1950	27		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-STL	4	1	.800	3.88	4.74	16	9	6	3	1	0	62.2	62	33	27	3	46	2	33	1	0	5	292	1.723	8.9	0.4	6.6	4.7	0.72
1950	27	-1.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	0		0.00	4.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	10	2.000	4.5	0.0	13.5	4.5	0.33
1950	27	-1.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	1	.800	4.01	4.75	14	9	5	3	1	0	60.2	61	32	27	3	43	1	32	1	0	5	282	1.714	9.0	0.4	6.4	4.7	0.74
1951	28	-0.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	8	.385	4.57	4.74	20	18	2	4	3	0	106.1	103	56	54	8	68	1	58	3	0	5	474	1.608	8.7	0.7	5.8	4.9	0.85
1952	29	0.8	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	3	2	.600	3.38	3.60	7	7		1	3		40.0	32	16	15		34		38	0	0	2		1.650	7.2		7.7	8.6	1.12
1952	29	-1.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		6.35	8.74	9	1	6	0	0	0	11.1	12	11	8	1	11	0	10	0	0	1	55	2.029	9.5	0.8	8.7	7.9	0.91
1953	30	2.7	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	12	13	.480	5.30	6.29	29	29		10	1		163.0	166	114	96	7	128		115	2	0	13		1.804	9.2	0.4	7.1	6.3	0.90
1954	31	3.5	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	14	14	.500	3.78	4.26	30	29		15	5		205.0	166	97	86	20	109		150	8	0	10		1.341	7.3	0.9	4.8	6.6	1.38
1955	32	4.2	Toronto	IL	AAA		14	10	.583	3.93	4.57	30	30		9	0		199.0	195	101	87	22	90		135	15	0	15		1.432	8.8	1.0	4.1	6.1	1.50
1956	33	4.9	Toronto	IL	AAA		8	12	.400	4.47	5.44	28	22		7	0		139.0	135	84	69	13	82		94	6	0	8		1.561	8.7	0.8	5.3	6.1	1.15
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		12	14	.462	4.58	5.21	74	35	19	8	4	0	269.1	251	156	137	14	195	8	147	9	1	16	1217	1.656	8.4	0.5	6.5	4.9	0.75
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		74	85	.465	4.42	5.40	210	145	5	55	12		1196.0	1100	718	588	62	819		733	45	3	61		1.605	8.3		6.2
All Levels (13 Seasons)							86	99	.465	4.45	5.37	284	180	24	63	16	0	1465.1	1351	874	725	76	1014	8	880	54	4	77	1217	1.614	8.3		6.2

AAA (8 seasons)					Minors		59	67	.468	4.49	5.40	170	145	5	50	11		948.0	890	569	473	62	622		663	43	3	58		1.595	8.4		5.9	6.3	1.07
A (1 season)					Minors		6	2	.750	2.40	3.60	9			5	1		60.0	38	24	16		32		70	2		3		1.167	5.7		4.8	10.5	2.19
B (2 seasons)					Minors		9	16	.360	4.74	5.98	31						188.0	172	125	99		165							1.793	8.2		7.9