Pete Harnisch vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Pete Harnisch
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Harnisch 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 3.89 and 1.315 for Pete Harnisch. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Harnisch and Joe Stanka

Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.87
51.87
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
3.89
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
8.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
3.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
6.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.064
1.064
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8332
38.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
4.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.34
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7430
34.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Pete Harnisch and Joe Stanka

Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Harnisch and Joe Stanka

Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
331.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
521.69
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
67.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.51
13.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
92.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
80.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
68.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-1.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
152.54
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
63.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Harnisch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA