Guy Cooper vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Guy Cooper
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth 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 Guy Cooper 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 5.33 and 1.444 for Guy Cooper. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Cooper and Shang Johnson

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.71
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
31
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.33
36.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Guy Cooper and Shang Johnson

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Cooper and Shang Johnson

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
900
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-60
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA