Tommy Byrne vs. Hank LaManna — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Byrne 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. Tommy Byrne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Byrne and Hank LaManna

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9.23
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.51
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
5.06
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6181
40.84
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
34.77
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.84
40.84
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and Hank LaManna

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.41
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394.1
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and Hank LaManna

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
550.53
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
130.99
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
87.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
23.82
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
43.97
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
45.07
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
13
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
10
153.85
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
66.87
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.14
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
115.42
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA