Bull Durham vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Bull Durham
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows 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 Bull Durham 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 5.28 and 1.690 for Bull Durham. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bull Durham and Shang Johnson

Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.79
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.28
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
11.48
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.621
0.621
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
40.66
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.45
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.71
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
36.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Bull Durham and Shang Johnson

Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.79
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.24
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bull Durham and Shang Johnson

Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
771.43
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA