Herb Kelly vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Herb Kelly
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Kelly 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. Herb Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. By the career numbers, Herb Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Kelly and Joe Stanka

Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
8.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.7
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
37.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
34.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Herb Kelly and Joe Stanka

Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Kelly and Joe Stanka

Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
68.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
61.11
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
80.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
80.16
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA