Matt Ford vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational 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 Matt Ford 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 4.33 and 1.534 for Matt Ford. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Shang Johnson

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.48
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Shang Johnson

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.65
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Shang Johnson

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
44.49
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
31.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA