Casey Cox vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Casey Cox
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Casey Cox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Casey Cox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Casey Cox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Casey Cox and Shang Johnson

Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.15
48.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.16
19.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.7
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2286
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9.12
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.78
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.76
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.95
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.58
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.51
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
38.24
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.45
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
34.65
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Casey Cox and Shang Johnson

Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.2
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.89
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.84
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.16
19.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Cox and Shang Johnson

Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
1062.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
520.69
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
51.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
51.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
7.07
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
51.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.34
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
27.59
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.08
-10.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
94
324.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
55.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA