Ed Karger vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Ed Karger
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Karger 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. Ed Karger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.79 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. By the career numbers, Ed Karger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Karger and Joe Stanka

Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.55
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.74
41.74
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.55
74.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
2.79
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3275
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1091.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
8.34
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.59
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
3.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4461
36.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
3.88
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4112
33.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.78
36.78
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Ed Karger and Joe Stanka

Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2880
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
3.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.38
94.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.442
2.442
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Karger and Joe Stanka

Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
231.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
555.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
122.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
91.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.27
47.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
172.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
152.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
43.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
48.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
83.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.9
49.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
87.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
6.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA