Russ Meyer vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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 3.99 and 1.409 for Russ Meyer. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Joe Stanka

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.29
56.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6570
38.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Joe Stanka

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Joe Stanka

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA