Pat Clements vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Pat Clements
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats 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 Pat Clements as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Clements posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.524 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Pat Clements had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Clements and Shang Johnson

Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
7.19
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.71
60.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.77
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1081
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
9.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.95
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1547
38.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.07
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.37
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1332
33.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Pat Clements and Shang Johnson

Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
7.19
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1081
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.37
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.24
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.35
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Clements and Shang Johnson

Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
9600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.74
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-36.68
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Clements
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Clements
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA