Bill Hoffer vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational 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 Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Shang Johnson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Shang Johnson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Shang Johnson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
293.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
45.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA