Manny Aybar vs. Charley Lightner — Career Comparison

Manny Aybar
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Lightner 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. Manny Aybar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.522 compared to 8.03 and 2.595 for Charley Lightner. By the career numbers, Manny Aybar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Manny Aybar and Charley Lightner

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.46
13.46
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
5.11
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
9.51
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.13
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.96
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.28
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
40.26
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.22
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
5.62
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.496
1.496
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.06
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.26
40.26
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89

Fielding Stats for Manny Aybar and Charley Lightner

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.84
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.77
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Aybar and Charley Lightner

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
1657.89
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
552.63
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
102.63
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
94.74
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.6
28.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
126.32
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
118.42
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
39.47
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
28
221.05
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA