Shang Johnson vs. Russ Meers — Career Comparison

Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shang Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Meers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Meers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Russ Meers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shang Johnson and Russ Meers

Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.98
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.87
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.76
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
38.83
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.52
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
33.35
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Shang Johnson and Russ Meers

Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Shang Johnson and Russ Meers

Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
9.91
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.93
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA