Bugs Bennett vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Bugs Bennett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bugs Bennett 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 6.68 and 2.109 for Bugs Bennett. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bugs Bennett and Joe Stanka

Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
6.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
11.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.8
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
7.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
8.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.109
2.109
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
36.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Bugs Bennett and Joe Stanka

Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bugs Bennett and Joe Stanka

Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
61.11
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
95.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
80.16
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA