Jim Bronstad vs. Lou Manske — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Manske
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Manske built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bronstad posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.48 and WHIP 1.591 compared to 5.63 and 2.125 for Lou Manske. By the career numbers, Jim Bronstad had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Lou Manske

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.48
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
10.57
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.57
10.57
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.56
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
39.68
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.86
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
34.88
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Lou Manske

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Lou Manske

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.21
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.5
-49.89
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA