Otis Starks vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Otis Starks and Joe Vance

Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
10.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.52
10.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.28
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
36.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Otis Starks and Joe Vance

Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1160
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386.2
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Otis Starks and Joe Vance

Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
59.26
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA