Vince Colbert vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Vince Colbert
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Vince Colbert 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 4.57 and 1.579 for Vince Colbert. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vince Colbert and Shang Johnson

Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.44
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.57
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
9.1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.53
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
39.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.09
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
33.7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Vince Colbert and Shang Johnson

Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.39
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.24
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vince Colbert and Shang Johnson

Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
1013.79
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
527.59
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
22.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
12
124.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
15.54
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
22
227.59
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA