Joe Stanka vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Vander Meer 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 3.44 and 1.393 for Johnny Vander Meer. 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 Johnny Vander Meer

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.51
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.58
49.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.37
82.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
3.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
7.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
4.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
5.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.153
1.153
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9034
38.63
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
3.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7881
33.7
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Stanka and Johnny Vander Meer

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Stanka and Johnny Vander Meer

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
291.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
79.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
67.94
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.53
18.73
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
93.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
110.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
44.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
63.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.17
13.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
153.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100