Rick Matula vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Matula 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 4.41 and 1.521 for Rick Matula. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Matula and Joe Stanka

Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.41
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.81
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
3.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.94
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
35.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Rick Matula and Joe Stanka

Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.23
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Matula and Joe Stanka

Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
316.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
532.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.02
4.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-16.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
48
230.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA