Bob Knepper vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Bob Knepper
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Knepper 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 3.68 and 1.356 for Bob Knepper. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Knepper and Joe Stanka

Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.52
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
3.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8124
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2708
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2737
9.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.76
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
2.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.26
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
4.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11488
38.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
4.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10377
34.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Bob Knepper and Joe Stanka

Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8124
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2708
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
1.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
1.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Knepper and Joe Stanka

Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
274.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
840
513.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
70.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
48.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
17.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.35
20.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
100.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
96.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
28.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
36.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
61.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.22
9.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
25.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
333
203.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
54.99
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA