Bill Grahame vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Bill Grahame
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Grahame 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. Bill Grahame posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.225 compared to 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. By the career numbers, Bill Grahame had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Grahame and Joe Stanka

Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.56
32.56
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.9
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
8.31
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.72
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
3.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
35.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
4.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1256
32.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Bill Grahame and Joe Stanka

Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.13
92.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.828
1.828
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Grahame and Joe Stanka

Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
304.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
561.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
80.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
80.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
14.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
80.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
109.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
38.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.25
5.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
61
290.48
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Grahame
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA