Brad Hand vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Matt Manning

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
6.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
38.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Matt Manning

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Matt Manning

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
3993.1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA