Shang Johnson vs. Joe Verbanic — Career Comparison

Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Joe Verbanic
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shang Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Verbanic as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Verbanic posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 4.18 and 1.347 for Shang Johnson. By the career numbers, Joe Verbanic had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shang Johnson and Joe Verbanic

Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.48
18.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.65
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.65
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.09
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
38.91
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.43
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.52
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
34.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Shang Johnson and Joe Verbanic

Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.99
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.78
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.24
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.91
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.48
18.48
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shang Johnson and Joe Verbanic

Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
1041.51
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
520.75
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
8.73
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-7.6
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA