Steve Foucault vs. Lou Manske — Career Comparison

Steve Foucault
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Manske
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Manske built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Foucault as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foucault posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 5.63 and 2.125 for Lou Manske. By the career numbers, Steve Foucault had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foucault and Lou Manske

Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.63
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.65
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.3
49.3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.94
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.21
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
8.3
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.74
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.44
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
5.56
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2101
38.07
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.59
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.86
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.85
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
33.2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
34.88
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Steve Foucault and Lou Manske

Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.36
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.98
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.88
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.376
0.376
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foucault and Lou Manske

Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-60
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA