John Griffin vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

John Griffin
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Griffin 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 8.93 and 1.985 for John Griffin. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Griffin and Joe Stanka

John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
8.93
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
12.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.61
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
46.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
10.59
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.985
1.985
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
39.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.11
46.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for John Griffin and Joe Stanka

John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Griffin and Joe Stanka

John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
64.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
61.11
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
72.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA