Jerry Cram vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Jerry Cram
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Cram as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Cram posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Jerry Cram had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Cram and Matt Manning

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.68
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
3.01
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.724
0.724
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
37.06
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
38.52
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
34.45
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Jerry Cram and Matt Manning

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Cram and Matt Manning

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2300
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA