Mike Hedlund vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Mike Hedlund
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Hedlund 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 3.56 and 1.314 for Mike Hedlund. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Hedlund and Joe Stanka

Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.87
54.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
3.56
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1397
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
8.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1963
37.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
33.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Mike Hedlund and Joe Stanka

Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.87
54.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Hedlund and Joe Stanka

Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
449.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
548.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
67.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
67.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.23
8.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
67.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
79.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
31.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-6.94
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
63
250.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
39.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.97
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA