Chris Carpenter vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Chris Carpenter and Shang Johnson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Chris Carpenter posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.76 vs 4.18) and WHIP (1.286 vs 1.347). Shang Johnson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.2 per nine innings vs 0.89). By the career numbers, Chris Carpenter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Chris Carpenter and Shang Johnson

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.38
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
3.76
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
8.94
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.89
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.54
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.95
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
6.88
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.21
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9305
37.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
4.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8470
34.35
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Chris Carpenter and Shang Johnson

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
1.81
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.77
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Carpenter and Shang Johnson

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
419.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
525.75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
62.28
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
50.3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.98
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.02
12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
21.56
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
44.31
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.39
-4.06
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.37
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
144
172.46
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
3.48
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
56.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.99
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA