Herm Holshouser vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Herm Holshouser
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Herm Holshouser as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 7.8 and 2.102 for Herm Holshouser. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herm Holshouser and Matt Manning

Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.61
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
14.87
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.87
14.87
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.06
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.04
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.34
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.34
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.73
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
40.86
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.34
45.34
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Herm Holshouser and Matt Manning

Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
27
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herm Holshouser and Matt Manning

Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
25
750
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
480
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
24.44
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
31.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA