Leon Carlson vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Carlson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Leon Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Carlson and Matt Manning

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
3.01
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
36.49
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
38.52
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Leon Carlson and Matt Manning

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Carlson and Matt Manning

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA