Willie McCrary vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Willie McCrary
UnknownThrows RightCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie McCrary 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. Willie McCrary posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.38 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. By the career numbers, Willie McCrary had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie McCrary and Joe Stanka

Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
10.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
35.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
32.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.74
35.74
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Willie McCrary and Joe Stanka

Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie McCrary and Joe Stanka

Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.33
17.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
15.48
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA