Doug Creek vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Doug Creek
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican 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 Doug Creek 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 5.32 and 1.652 for Doug Creek. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Creek and Shang Johnson

Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.32
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
8.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.52
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
6.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1316
40.94
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
5.85
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.71
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
33.69
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Doug Creek and Shang Johnson

Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.81
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.28
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.13
89.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Creek and Shang Johnson

Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
20925
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
13.52
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
19.83
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA