Joe Stanka vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés 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 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Stanka and Faustino Valdés

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
34.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Stanka and Faustino Valdés

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Stanka and Faustino Valdés

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
541.67
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
32.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
116.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
150
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.58
38.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100