Joe Stanka vs. Cesar Vargas — Career Comparison

Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cesar Vargas
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cesar Vargas 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 5.03 and 1.676 for Cesar Vargas. 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 Cesar Vargas

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
10.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
40.76
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
36
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Stanka and Cesar Vargas

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Stanka and Cesar Vargas

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA