Juan Marichal vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Juan Marichal
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Juan Marichal 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. Juan Marichal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. By the career numbers, Juan Marichal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Marichal and Joe Stanka

Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
0.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.36
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.12
63.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
2.89
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3153
8.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.82
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.82
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
5.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14236
36.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
3.41
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13417
34.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Juan Marichal and Joe Stanka

Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
2.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
2.23
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Marichal and Joe Stanka

Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
212.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1221
547.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
90.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
74.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.99
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.72
20.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
110.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
108.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
32.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
33.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
64.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.22
13.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
120.54
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
31.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.96
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA