Ken Johnson
1958–1970 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees
335G
.114AVG
.137OBP
.146SLG
More career statistics
61H
2HR
23RBI
0SB
91–106W–L
1,737.1IP
1,042K
3.46ERA
231GS
9SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 594 | 595 |
| Batting · Runs | 24 | 25 |
| Batting · Walks | 12 | 13 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 7,211 | 7,212 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,670 | 1,671 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 5,212 | 5,213 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335 | 594 | 534 | 24 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 78 | .114 | .137 | .146 | .283 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,737.3 | 334 | 231 | 50 | 91 | 106 | 9 | 1,670 | 778 | 668 | 157 | 413 | 1,042 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.199 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1964-05-23 to 1964-06-02
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1964-04-23 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1962-09-18 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1964-05-09 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 165 | 273 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 113 | .135 | .143 | .171 |
| Away | 170 | 322 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 137 | .097 | .109 | .125 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 42 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | .095 | .110 | .127 |
| May | 52 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | .081 | .087 | .093 |
| June | 62 | 117 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 40 | .136 | .162 | .204 |
| July | 60 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | .118 | .122 | .141 |
| August | 66 | 123 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 59 | .134 | .138 | .152 |
| September | 52 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | .106 | .109 | .141 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 36 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | .055 | .065 | .055 |
| san-francisco-giants | 35 | 76 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | .174 | .211 | .203 |
| chicago-cubs | 35 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | .063 | .069 | .079 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 31 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | .049 | .048 | .049 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 29 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .143 | .145 | .143 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 29 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .088 | .113 | .140 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 24 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | .119 | .098 | .214 |
| new-york-mets | 22 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | .167 | .170 | .214 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Kansas City Athletics | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| 1959 | Kansas City Athletics | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 11 | 8 |
| 1960 | Kansas City Athletics | 42 | 30 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .167 | 120 | 83 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics | 21 | 26 | 6 | – | 5 | – | .231 | 92 | 46 |
| 1962 |  Houston Astros | 33 | 52 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .077 | 196 | 178 |
| 1963 | Houston Astros | 38 | 74 | 5 | – | – | – | .068 | 223 | 148 |
| 1964 | Houston Astros | 35 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | .079 | 218 | 117 |
| 1965 | Houston Astros, Milwaukee Braves | 37 | 79 | 9 | – | 5 | – | .114 | 231 | 151 |
| 1966 |  Atlanta Braves | 32 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | .143 | 215 | 105 |
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves | 29 | 71 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .127 | 210 | 85 |
| 1968 | Atlanta Braves | 31 | 40 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .175 | 135 | 57 |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees | 30 | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 74 | 59 |
| 1970 |  Montreal Expos | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 |