Denny Neagle vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Denny Neagle
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Neagle 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 4.24 and 1.336 for Denny Neagle. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Neagle and Joe Stanka

Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.41
57.41
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
4.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
8.98
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.19
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.83
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
6.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8031
38.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
4.51
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.38
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7250
34.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Denny Neagle and Joe Stanka

Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.38
97.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Neagle and Joe Stanka

Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
380.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
507.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
83.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
62.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.2
23.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
113.69
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
102.23
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
29.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
42.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
66.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
16.98
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
148.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
71.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.73
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA