Shang Johnson vs. Jack Meyer — Career Comparison

Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Jack Meyer
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shang Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Meyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Jack Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shang Johnson and Jack Meyer

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.38
41.38
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.62
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.97
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.83
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
7.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1965
38.87
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.94
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.45
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
33.84
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Shang Johnson and Jack Meyer

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.21
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shang Johnson and Jack Meyer

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
1212
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
516
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
84
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.96
23.78
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
114
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
132
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
18.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
186
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA