Raúl Álvarez vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Raúl Álvarez
Greatest GenerationCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Raúl Álvarez 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 5.89 and 1.562 for Raúl Álvarez. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Raúl Álvarez and Joe Stanka

Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.58
57.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.89
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
10.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
21.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
6.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.562
1.562
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
17.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
30.38
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.47
21.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Raúl Álvarez and Joe Stanka

Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.697
0.697
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.58
57.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Raúl Álvarez and Joe Stanka

Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
257.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
62.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
62.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
16.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
62.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
116.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.9
14.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl Álvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA