Manny Aybar vs. Buddy Napier — Career Comparison

Manny Aybar
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buddy Napier
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buddy Napier 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. Buddy Napier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.387 compared to 5.11 and 1.522 for Manny Aybar. By the career numbers, Buddy Napier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Manny Aybar and Buddy Napier

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.55
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.46
13.46
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.11
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.92
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
9.51
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
10.59
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.13
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.96
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.28
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.81
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
40.26
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
38.18
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.22
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.31
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5.62
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.496
1.496
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1523
35.06
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
36.02
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Manny Aybar and Buddy Napier

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.62
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
27
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
9
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.69
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.08
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.84
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.77
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.256
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.98
12.98
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Aybar and Buddy Napier

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
1657.89
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
552.63
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
38
518.18
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
102.63
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
94.74
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.6
28.4
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
44.9
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
126.32
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
118.42
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.4
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
40.59
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
28
221.05
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
177.27
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA