Shang Johnson vs. Ron Villone — Career Comparison

Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Ron Villone
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shang Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Villone 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 4.73 and 1.533 for Ron Villone. 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 Ron Villone

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
5.52
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.47
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.41
48.41
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.97
12.97
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
4.73
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3504
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
8.59
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.05
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
4.91
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5193
40.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.29
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.32
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.79
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4392
33.84
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Shang Johnson and Ron Villone

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
5.52
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.72
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3504
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.42
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
1.92
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.21
91.21
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.97
12.97
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shang Johnson and Ron Villone

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
2338.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
554.35
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
71.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
55.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.78
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.99
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
97.83
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
78.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.83
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.83
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.39
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-0.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
51
166.3
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
3.61
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
39.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA