Al Aber vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Aber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Al Aber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Matt Manning

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
4.74
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Matt Manning

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Matt Manning

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
861.54
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.76
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA