Mike DeJean vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Mike DeJean
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 Mike DeJean 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 4.3 and 1.590 for Mike DeJean. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike DeJean and Shang Johnson

Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
8.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
9.37
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
4.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
6.44
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.58
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2765
39.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.72
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.38
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2394
34.57
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Mike DeJean and Shang Johnson

Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
8.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.09
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.05
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike DeJean and Shang Johnson

Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
18933.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
2.59
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-44.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA