Stan Fansler vs. Jim McElroy — Career Comparison

Stan Fansler
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim McElroy
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Fansler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McElroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Fansler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.12 and 1.543 for Jim McElroy. By the career numbers, Stan Fansler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Fansler and Jim McElroy

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
5.12
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9.7
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.19
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.88
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.72
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
37.13
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
41.35
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9.16
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
37.16
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35

Fielding Stats for Stan Fansler and Jim McElroy

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.84
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.61
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.09
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.44
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.17
79.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Fansler and Jim McElroy

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
428.57
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
176.47
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
588.24
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
12.83
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.02
11.98
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
8.82
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA