George Coffman vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

George Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 George Coffman 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 5.6 and 1.696 for George Coffman. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Coffman and Shang Johnson

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.47
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.22
13.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.6
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
11.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.79
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.55
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
41.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
6.57
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.71
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.82
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.72
41.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for George Coffman and Shang Johnson

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.55
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Coffman and Shang Johnson

George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
813.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
486.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.99
26.62
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
93.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
146.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
28.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
160
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
46.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA