Willie Hernandez vs. Max Manning — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Max Manning
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Max Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 3.38 and 1.321 for Willie Hernandez. By the career numbers, Max Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Max Manning

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.91
65.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.31
71.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2226
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
8.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
5.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3163
38.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
4.18
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.251
1.251
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2863
34.73
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Max Manning

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2256
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
2.39
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.97
70.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Max Manning

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
143
256.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
555.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
109.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.53
29.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
127.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
53.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.49
31.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111.67
111.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
26.87
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100