Stan Fansler vs. Ben Van Dyke — Career Comparison

Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Fansler built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Van Dyke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Van Dyke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 3.75 and 1.458 for Stan Fansler. By the career numbers, Ben Van Dyke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Fansler and Ben Van Dyke

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.75
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.5
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
8.31
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.88
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.108
1.108
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
37.13
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
37.8
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
32.82
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Stan Fansler and Ben Van Dyke

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Fansler and Ben Van Dyke

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ben Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
12.83
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
8.82
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA