Jack Kramer vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Jack Kramer
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Kramer 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 4.24 and 1.492 for Jack Kramer. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Kramer and Joe Stanka

Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.98
47.98
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.77
66.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
4.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4912
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1761
9.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
3.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7193
39.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
4.92
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6501
35.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Jack Kramer and Joe Stanka

Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.152
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Kramer and Joe Stanka

Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
312.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
486.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
69.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
53.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.55
27.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
96.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
144.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
41.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
37.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.94
25.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
73.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
157.28
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
38.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.71
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA