Joe Stanka vs. Todd Van Poppel — Career Comparison

Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Van Poppel
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Van Poppel 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 5.58 and 1.572 for Todd Van Poppel. 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 Todd Van Poppel

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
3.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.52
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.3
27.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
5.58
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2721
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907
9
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
4.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
7.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
40.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
5.82
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3505
34.78
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Joe Stanka and Todd Van Poppel

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
3.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2721
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.3
27.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Stanka and Todd Van Poppel

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
3077.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
488.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.85
15.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
12.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA