Rafael Medina vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Rafael Medina
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rafael Medina 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 5.96 and 1.908 for Rafael Medina. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rafael Medina and Joe Stanka

Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.96
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
7.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
43.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
6.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
34.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.38
43.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Rafael Medina and Joe Stanka

Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rafael Medina and Joe Stanka

Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
768
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
456
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.09
-26.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Medina
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA