Sam Gray vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Sam Gray
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Gray 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 4.18 and 1.453 for Sam Gray. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Gray and Joe Stanka

Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.12
49.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.95
60.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
907
4.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2196
10.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.51
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
2.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
3.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.702
0.702
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8570
39.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1116
5.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7902
36.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Sam Gray and Joe Stanka

Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.267
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Gray and Joe Stanka

Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
315.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
539.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
103.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
82.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
20.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.89
33.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
129.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
138.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
40.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
40.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
79.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.56
33.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
34.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
121.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
25.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA