Lefty Hoerst vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Lefty Hoerst
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Hoerst 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 5.17 and 1.598 for Lefty Hoerst. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Hoerst and Joe Stanka

Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.26
23.26
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
5.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1569
40.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
5.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
35.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Lefty Hoerst and Joe Stanka

Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Hoerst and Joe Stanka

Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
565.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
525
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
80.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
17.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
115.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.32
13.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
126.92
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hoerst
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA