Ken Johnson

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Runner

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

Debut: September 18, 1947 (Age 24-247d, 10,366th in major league history)
vs. BSN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

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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Team Record in Appearances: 6-10 / in Starts: 6-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 12, Entered with runners on base: 0

1950 Pitching Game Log

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1950 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	30	2	Apr 19	STL		PIT	L,3-4			99	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	4.58	9												6			0		0
2	31	5	Apr 22	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	6-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	6.08	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.050	2.71	-0.06%	-0.39	6b --- 0 out tie	6b 1-- 0 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies
3	32	15	May 3	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS-9	W(1-0)	10	8.0	12	2	2	2	0	0	0	1.80	3.88	34	10	10	3	0	12	48			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	4	0	0	.89	0.164	2.12	0.24%	1.14	1b start tie	9b 12- 0 out a3
4	33	21	May 8	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS-6	W(2-0)	4	6.0	6	5	5	4	0	2	0	3.94	5.77	27	8	9	0	0	6	36			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	-0.335	3.91	-0.62%	-1.86	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
5	34	27	May 17	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	CG	W(3-0)	8	9.0	9	4	4	5	2	0	0	3.96	5.06	42	12	14	0	0	9	50			0	0	0	36	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.58	0.154	5.98	0.35%	0.62	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
6	35	36	May 28(1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-2	GS-6		10	6.0	3	2	2	4	6	0	0	3.77	4.58	27	9	5	0	1	3	60			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.26	0.052	5.19	0.13%	1.18	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	36	46	Jun 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-8	GS-3		10	2.1	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	4.32	4.50	12	1	3	0	1	4	37			0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.117	5.11	-0.29%	-1.13	1b start tie	3b -2- 1 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	37	70	Jul 4(2)	PHI		BSN	L,9-12	GS-2		25	1.1	5	7	2	2	3	1	0	4.67	4.81	12	1	1	0	0	5	27			1	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.408	5.47	-1.49%	-5.93	1t start tie	2t --3 1 out d6
9	38	79	Jul 16(1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-8	8-GF(8)		11	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	4.54	4.80	5	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
10	39	80	Jul 16(2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-10	7-GF(8)		-1	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.78	4.76	9	1	4	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	1	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.010	.17	-0.03%	-0.96	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 7
11	40	81	Jul 18(1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.54	4.70	9	4	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	.16	0.020	.82	0.06%	1.04	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
12	41	97	Jul 29	PHI		PIT	L,4-7	8-GF		10	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.32	4.50	8	3	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.012	.78	0.05%	1.03	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	42	107	Aug 7	PHI		STL	W,9-0	SHO	W(4-0)	8	9.0	2	0	0	6	6	0	0	3.55	4.28	35	12	9	0	0	2	83			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	1	.82	0.353	7.25	1.87%	4.62	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
14	43	113	Aug 13	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	CG	L(4-1)	5	9.0	6	2	2	7	4	0	0	3.32	4.24	41	11	13	1	1	6	64			1	0	0	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.226	7.88	0.87%	2.62	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
15	44	128	Aug 30	PHI	@	STL	W,9-8	GS-3		16	2.0	4	3	3	6	2	0	0	3.65	4.42	15	2	1	0	0	4	32			0	0	1	8	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.03	-0.190	4.73	-0.52%	-2.26	1b start tie	3b 1-3 0 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	45	148	Sep 24	PHI		BRO	L,0-11	9-GF		24	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.88	4.40	7	0	4	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.01	0.00%	-1.49	9t --- 0 out d9	9t end d11
							6-10		W-L:4-1	3.9	62.2	61	33	27	46	33	3	1	3.88	4.40	293	1.01		5%	2%	58	49	0	---%	2	0	2	242	11	5	1	7	0	5	1.01	-0.129	4.76	0.56%	-1.25

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