Ed Crane vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Ed Crane
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Crane as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Crane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.554 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Ed Crane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Crane and Matt Manning

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.18
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.02
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.42
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.56
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.6
42.6
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.27
86.27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.99
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4653
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
8.85
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
5.14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
4.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.034
1.034
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.34
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7110
41.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
6.89
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.554
1.554
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6167
35.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Ed Crane and Matt Manning

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9885
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3295
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
1.57
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.51
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
3.23
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
2.72
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.12
84.12
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.478
2.478
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Crane and Matt Manning

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
156.71
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1409
564.73
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
134.27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
103.01
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
18.04
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.01
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.21
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
31.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.73
56.81
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
185.97
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
169.54
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
79.76
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
33.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
106.21
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.82
61.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
34.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
76.55
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.84
7.84
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA