Hank McDonald vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Hank McDonald
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank McDonald 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 5.87 and 1.688 for Hank McDonald. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank McDonald and Joe Stanka

Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
5.87
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
10.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.04
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
41.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
7.28
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
36.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Hank McDonald and Joe Stanka

Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank McDonald and Joe Stanka

Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
654.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.94
12.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
4.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA