Joe Stanka vs. Hippo Vaughn — Career Comparison

Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hippo Vaughn
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hippo Vaughn 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. Hippo Vaughn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.201 compared to 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. By the career numbers, Hippo Vaughn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Stanka and Hippo Vaughn

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
0.59
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.51
56.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.87
84.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
2.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8190
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2730
9
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2461
8.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
2.69
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
4.67
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11225
37.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
3.43
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10323
34.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Joe Stanka and Hippo Vaughn

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
15.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
29.73
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
36.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
33.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.83
91.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.133
2.133
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Stanka and Hippo Vaughn

Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392
231.72
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
921
544.43
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
93.99
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
73.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.55
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
20.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.5
31.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
121.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
135.96
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
47.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
36.06
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
82.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.64
28.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.77
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
40.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
168.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71