Shang Johnson vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Shang Johnson and Frank Viola are fairly close on the surface numbers. Shang Johnson carried a career ERA of 4.18 against Frank Viola's 3.73. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Shang Johnson and Frank Viola — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shang Johnson and Frank Viola

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.23
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.17
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.95
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Shang Johnson and Frank Viola

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shang Johnson and Frank Viola

Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1202.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA