Jim Crawford vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Jim Crawford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Crawford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Crawford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.583 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Jim Crawford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Crawford and Matt Manning

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.78
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.4
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9.95
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
5.76
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1923
40.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.86
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1675
34.95
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Jim Crawford and Matt Manning

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.77
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.36
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Crawford and Matt Manning

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
3194.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
56.57
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
194.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
61.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA