Kris Medlen vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Kris Medlen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kris Medlen 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. Kris Medlen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.33 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. By the career numbers, Kris Medlen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Medlen and Joe Stanka

Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.19
61.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
8.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
7.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2467
37.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
3.71
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2256
33.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Kris Medlen and Joe Stanka

Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.71
97.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Medlen and Joe Stanka

Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
689.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
502.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
50.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.44
25.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
97.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
116.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
31.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
62.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.61
17.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
60
233.77
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA