Ken Ash vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash 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 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Matt Manning

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
38.52
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Matt Manning

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Matt Manning

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
725
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
575
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA