Keith Atherton vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Atherton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Atherton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Keith Atherton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Matt Manning

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Matt Manning

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Matt Manning

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
51
30600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA