Jay Avrea vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Shang Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Avrea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Avrea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Jay Avrea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Shang Johnson

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Shang Johnson

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Shang Johnson

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA