Dave Hillman vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Dave Hillman
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Hillman 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 3.87 and 1.337 for Dave Hillman. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Hillman and Joe Stanka

Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
2.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.87
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
9.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.67
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
4.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2664
38.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
4.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2476
35.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Dave Hillman and Joe Stanka

Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
2.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1873
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.93
96.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Hillman and Joe Stanka

Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
618.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
512.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
50.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
43.98
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.65
11.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
56.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
100.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-1.38
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
85
267.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA