Jeff Karstens vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Jeff Karstens
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jeff Karstens 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 4.44 and 1.362 for Jeff Karstens. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Karstens and Joe Stanka

Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
2.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.61
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
4.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
5.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2515
38.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.88
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.43
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
34.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Jeff Karstens and Joe Stanka

Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
2.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Karstens and Joe Stanka

Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
489.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
514.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
46.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.11
7.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
78.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
35.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.95
-10.49
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
79
280.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
53.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA