Danny Graves vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Graves as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Graves posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Danny Graves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Graves and Matt Manning

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.06
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
3.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
4.78
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.32
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Matt Manning

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Matt Manning

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
3804.88
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
21.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-2.95
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
182.93
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA