Buster Narum vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buster Narum 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 4.45 and 1.492 for Buster Narum. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Joe Stanka

Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Joe Stanka

Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Joe Stanka

Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
439.69
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA