Neal Cotts vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Neal Cotts
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Neal Cotts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neal Cotts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Neal Cotts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neal Cotts and Matt Manning

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.96
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.22
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.06
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.94
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
8.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
6.31
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
38.94
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.71
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.22
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.351
1.351
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Neal Cotts and Matt Manning

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.62
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.56
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Cotts and Matt Manning

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
144900
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
51
30600
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA