Leon Chagnon vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Leon Chagnon
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Leon Chagnon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shang Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 4.51 and 1.391 for Leon Chagnon. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Chagnon and Shang Johnson

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.09
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.3
16.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.51
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1180
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
10.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.78
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.38
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.95
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
3.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
39.49
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.51
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.99
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
36.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Leon Chagnon and Shang Johnson

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Chagnon and Shang Johnson

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
736.36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
572.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
23.61
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
130.91
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
103.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
17.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA