Pete Dowling vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Pete Dowling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational 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 Pete Dowling as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Pete Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Dowling and Shang Johnson

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.84
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2748
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
9.75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
3.35
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
2.95
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4023
39.53
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
5.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
35.55
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Pete Dowling and Shang Johnson

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.28
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.87
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.24
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Dowling and Shang Johnson

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
187.3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
293.02
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
561.9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
111.11
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
85.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.94
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.54
37.37
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
147.62
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
141.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
44.44
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.03
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.89
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.83
37.82
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.52
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
20.63
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
76
120.63
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.94
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA