Shang Johnson vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shang Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shang Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shang Johnson and Joe Strong

Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Shang Johnson and Joe Strong

Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shang Johnson and Joe Strong

Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA