Floyd Kranson vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Floyd Kranson
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Floyd Kranson 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 3.86 and 1.401 for Floyd Kranson. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Floyd Kranson and Joe Stanka

Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.07
62.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.65
59.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.86
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.52
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
5.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
40.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
5.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
34.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.05
40.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Floyd Kranson and Joe Stanka

Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.26
94.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.949
1.949
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.32
59.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Floyd Kranson and Joe Stanka

Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
313.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
556.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
113.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
102.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.82
31.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
129.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
140.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
81.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
102.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.74
36.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
111
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Kranson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA