Johnny Markham vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Johnny Markham
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Markham 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 3.66 and 1.277 for Johnny Markham. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Markham and Joe Stanka

Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.78
57.78
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
9.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
38.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.81
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
35.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Johnny Markham and Joe Stanka

Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1197
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.41
49.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Markham and Joe Stanka

Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
318.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
563.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
79.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
54.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.82
17.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
108.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
90.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.98
7.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA