Kevin Gross vs. Joe McManus — Career Comparison

Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe McManus
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Gross built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe McManus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Gross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 18 and 3.500 for Joe McManus. By the career numbers, Kevin Gross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Gross and Joe McManus

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.51
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.15
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
4.11
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2519
9.11
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.83
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
3.57
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.25
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.29
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10791
39.04
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.14
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
4.5
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.57
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9552
34.56
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Kevin Gross and Joe McManus

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.71
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7463
27
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2487.2
9
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.24
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
1.98
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.9
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McManus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Gross and Joe McManus

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
377.87
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
600
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
521.74
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
83.79
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
63.24
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.02
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.55
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
24.32
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
114.62
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
109.88
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.41
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
28.46
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
56.13
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.98
16.58
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.51
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
277
218.97
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
52.17
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.7
Joe McManus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe McManus
Career
Per 600 PA