Ryan Franklin vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Ryan Franklin
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Shang Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Franklin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Franklin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Ryan Franklin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Franklin and Shang Johnson

Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.57
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.63
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1230
9.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.65
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.95
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
5.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.39
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5113
38.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.54
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
4.41
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.22
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4642
34.79
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Ryan Franklin and Shang Johnson

Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.79
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.87
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.65
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.61
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Franklin and Shang Johnson

Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
12276.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
8.32
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-5.76
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
276.92
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA