Nelson Chittum vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Nelson Chittum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Chittum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Nelson Chittum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Shang Johnson

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.84
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.97
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
38.51
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
35.21
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Shang Johnson

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.85
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.24
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Shang Johnson

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
31.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
27.56
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA