Larry Andersen vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Andersen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Larry Andersen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Matt Manning

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
6.31
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
38.52
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Matt Manning

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Matt Manning

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
9320
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
200
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA