David Hess vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

David Hess
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Hess 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 6.25 and 1.545 for David Hess. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Hess and Joe Stanka

David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
10.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.61
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.146
1.146
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
40.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
7.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for David Hess and Joe Stanka

David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Hess and Joe Stanka

David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
3381.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-32.43
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA