Clay Holmes vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

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Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Holmes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Holmes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.316 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Clay Holmes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Holmes and Matt Manning

Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
6.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.63
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.54
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.65
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
7.8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.61
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
3.92
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
8.75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
6.31
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.59
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.77
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2168
38.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.72
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1891
33.83
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Clay Holmes and Matt Manning

Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
6.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.63
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.82
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Holmes and Matt Manning

Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
17200
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.27
-63.73
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA