Jack Armstrong vs. Hank LaManna — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank LaManna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Armstrong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Jack Armstrong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Hank LaManna

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
9.23
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9.23
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.65
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3450
39.47
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
5.02
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
34.83
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
34.77
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Hank LaManna

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2360
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786.2
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.07
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Hank LaManna

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.65
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA