Al Corwin vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Al Corwin
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 Al Corwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Corwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.545 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Al Corwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Corwin and Shang Johnson

Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.56
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.8
18.8
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.98
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
8.99
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.12
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.85
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
39.85
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.03
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.51
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
34.9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Al Corwin and Shang Johnson

Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
18.8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.45
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.95
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.24
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.63
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.48
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Corwin and Shang Johnson

Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
903.53
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
557.65
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
49.41
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.1
28.93
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
91.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
11.47
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
27
190.59
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Corwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Corwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA