Mike Montgomery vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Montgomery 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 3.84 and 1.368 for Mike Montgomery. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Montgomery and Joe Stanka

Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.84
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
8.72
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.96
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
6.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
38.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2047
34.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Mike Montgomery and Joe Stanka

Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.98
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Montgomery and Joe Stanka

Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
1298.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
564.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.44
17.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-2.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
40
282.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA