Jack Aker vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Matt Manning

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
38.52
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Matt Manning

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Matt Manning

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
2861.54
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
4.66
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-23.83
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
294.23
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA