Wilmer Font vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican 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 Wilmer Font 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 5.82 and 1.497 for Wilmer Font. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Shang Johnson

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
9.49
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.8
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
39.88
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.87
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.71
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
35.6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Shang Johnson

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.92
22.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Shang Johnson

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
30.56
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
48.79
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA