Alex Hardy vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Alex Hardy
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Hardy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Alex Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Hardy and Matt Manning

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.32
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.32
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.34
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9.44
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.59
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
34.74
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Alex Hardy and Matt Manning

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.31
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.25
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.44
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Hardy and Matt Manning

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
46.02
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
49.39
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA