Gary Blaylock vs. Hank LaManna — Career Comparison

Gary Blaylock
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Blaylock 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. Gary Blaylock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.655 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Gary Blaylock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Blaylock and Hank LaManna

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.94
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.8
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
10.53
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.23
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
40.61
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.3
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.631
1.631
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
36.24
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
34.77
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.61
40.61
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Gary Blaylock and Hank LaManna

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.94
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125.2
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.29
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.22
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.756
0.756
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Blaylock and Hank LaManna

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
46
745.95
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
36
583.78
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
42.98
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
12
194.59
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
19.2
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
18
291.89
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA