Denny Galehouse vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Denny Galehouse
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Galehouse 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 3.97 and 1.439 for Denny Galehouse. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Galehouse and Joe Stanka

Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
1.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.02
48.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.8
68.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
3.97
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6012
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2004
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2148
9.65
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
3.3
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
3.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
4.49
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7935
35.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Denny Galehouse and Joe Stanka

Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.131
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Galehouse and Joe Stanka

Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
295.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
524.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
72.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
67.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.66
12.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
78.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
104.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
20.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
46.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.49
3.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
31.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
158.48
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
43.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.98
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA