Lou Grasmick vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Grasmick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Matt Manning

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Matt Manning

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Matt Manning

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA