Shang Johnson vs. Kyle McClellan — Career Comparison

Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Kyle McClellan
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shang Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle McClellan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle McClellan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Kyle McClellan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shang Johnson and Kyle McClellan

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
6.23
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.56
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.79
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
8.34
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.05
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
6.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
38.39
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
34.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Shang Johnson and Kyle McClellan

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
6.23
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.77
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.79
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.77
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shang Johnson and Kyle McClellan

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
3045.28
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
520.75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
10.03
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-4.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
203.77
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA