Danny MacFayden vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Danny MacFayden
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny MacFayden 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 3.96 and 1.424 for Danny MacFayden. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny MacFayden and Joe Stanka

Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.36
45.36
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.4
71.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
3.96
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8118
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2706
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2981
9.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
2.9
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
2.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11805
39.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
4.64
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10869
36.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Danny MacFayden and Joe Stanka

Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.616
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny MacFayden and Joe Stanka

Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
280.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
910
542.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
76.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
60.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.47
17.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
96.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
101.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
39.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
66.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.8
7.63
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
24.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
184.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
32.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA