Varney Anderson vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Varney Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Matt Manning

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Matt Manning

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Matt Manning

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA