Bill Macdonald vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Macdonald 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 4.66 and 1.534 for Bill Macdonald. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Macdonald and Joe Stanka

Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
4.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
8.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
39.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
33.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Bill Macdonald and Joe Stanka

Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Macdonald and Joe Stanka

Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
392.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
534.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.25
13.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.83
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA