Joe McGinnity vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McGinnity 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 McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McGinnity and Joe Stanka

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
0.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.4
63.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
3.76
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Joe McGinnity and Joe Stanka

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.91
91.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McGinnity and Joe Stanka

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
201.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
546.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
105.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
92.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.46
28.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
123.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
124.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
45.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
37.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
83.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72.3
30.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA