Brian Bannister vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Brian Bannister
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Bannister built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 5.08 and 1.433 for Brian Bannister. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Bannister and Eric Junge

Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.54
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.67
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.53
42.53
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
5.08
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
9.76
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.16
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
3.02
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
5.18
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.911
0.911
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2914
39.3
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
5.49
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.4
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.63
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
35.43
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Brian Bannister and Eric Junge

Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.54
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.02
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.98
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
98
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Bannister and Eric Junge

Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
2127.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2000
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
58.74
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
58.77
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA