Glenn Elliott vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Glenn Elliott
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Glenn Elliott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Glenn Elliott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Glenn Elliott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Elliott and Shang Johnson

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.39
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9.27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.89
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.49
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
38.46
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
34.57
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Glenn Elliott and Shang Johnson

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Elliott and Shang Johnson

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
816
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
9.06
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-2.17
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
168
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA