Win Ballou vs. Hank LaManna — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank LaManna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Ballou posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.717 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Win Ballou had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Hank LaManna

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.74
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.11
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
10.87
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.23
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.59
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.98
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
40.95
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.12
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
36.23
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
34.77
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Hank LaManna

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Hank LaManna

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
11.37
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-18.98
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA