Most of you have never heard of Ken Johnson. He toiled in the major leagues for 13 seasons, pitched for some bad teams and was what you would call a “late bloomer.”
He died in obscurity on November 15, 2015. He was 82 years old. His death was routinely ignored, much as his career was. His won-loss record over his big league career was 91-106 but his earned run average was a spiffy 3.46 and he struck out 1,042 hitters. He started out his career with the Kansas City Athletics and finished it with the Montreal Expos. He didn’t have a colorful name or a blazing fastball.