Scott Cary vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Scott Cary
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Cary as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 5.93 and 1.701 for Scott Cary. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Cary and Matt Manning

Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.79
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
12.02
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.02
12.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
42.64
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.64
42.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Scott Cary and Matt Manning

Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
27
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Cary and Matt Manning

Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
23
862.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.94
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-11.83
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA