Kurt Ainsworth vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Kurt Ainsworth
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kurt Ainsworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Stanka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.19 and 1.555 for Kurt Ainsworth. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Joe Stanka

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
6.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.192
1.192
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
40.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.54
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Joe Stanka

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Joe Stanka

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
4.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-22.63
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA