Manny Aybar vs. Elmer Koestner — Career Comparison

Manny Aybar
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Koestner
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Koestner built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Aybar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Koestner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 5.11 and 1.522 for Manny Aybar. By the career numbers, Elmer Koestner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Manny Aybar and Elmer Koestner

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.91
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.74
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.46
13.46
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.11
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.18
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
9.51
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
8.96
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.13
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.96
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.03
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.28
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.97
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
40.26
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
36.87
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.22
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.06
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5.62
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.09
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.496
1.496
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.06
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
32.52
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.87
36.87

Fielding Stats for Manny Aybar and Elmer Koestner

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.23
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.69
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.62
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.08
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.92
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.84
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.85
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.77
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.54
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Aybar and Elmer Koestner

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
1657.89
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
36
360
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
552.63
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
54
540
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
13
102.63
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
12
94.74
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
28.4
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
59.69
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
16
126.32
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
190
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
15
118.42
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
70
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.4
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
73.07
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
28
221.05
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
5.45
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100