Mike Bacsik vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Mike Bacsik
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Bacsik built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Bacsik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.46 and WHIP 1.519 compared to 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. By the career numbers, Mike Bacsik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Bacsik and Joe Vance

Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.46
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
10.88
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
10.52
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.52
10.52
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.78
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.5
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
40
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.88
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.28
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
36.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
36.1
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Mike Bacsik and Joe Vance

Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.71
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.42
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.21
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Bacsik and Joe Vance

Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
527.59
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
517.24
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
8.96
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-9.2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA