Dick Conway vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Dick Conway
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Conway 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 4.78 and 1.537 for Dick Conway. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Conway and Matt Manning

Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.05
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.05
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.61
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
10.33
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.09
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
40.86
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
7.24
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
37
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Dick Conway and Matt Manning

Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.05
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.01
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.915
1.915
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Conway and Matt Manning

Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
154.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
544
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
125.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
106.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.24
51.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
181.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.58
57.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA