Alex Cobb vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Cobb and Shang Johnson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Cobb posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.84 vs 4.18) and WHIP (1.284 vs 1.347). Shang Johnson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.2 per nine innings vs 0.95). By the career numbers, Alex Cobb 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 Alex Cobb and Shang Johnson

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.95
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5577
37.81
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
34.59
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Shang Johnson

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.35
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
2.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Shang Johnson

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA