Tom Johnson vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Tom Johnson
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

James Shields built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Johnson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 70), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 84). James Shields held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 102). Role difference aside, Tom Johnson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Johnson and James Shields

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
8.88
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
3.06
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
5.47
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
38.79
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.77
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.85
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.36
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.79
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.73
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
34.51
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Tom Johnson and James Shields

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.48
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.07
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.98
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Johnson and James Shields

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA