Caleb Ferguson vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Caleb Ferguson
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Caleb Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Caleb Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Caleb Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Shang Johnson

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.54
58.54
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.66
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
8.12
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.88
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.55
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
10.05
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1412
38.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.24
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
34.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Shang Johnson

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.18
93.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Shang Johnson

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
28628.57
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
47.65
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.29
45.84
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
36.87
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA