Lou Koupal vs. Hank LaManna — Career Comparison

Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Koupal built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank LaManna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank LaManna posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.24 and WHIP 1.748 compared to 5.58 and 1.765 for Lou Koupal. By the career numbers, Hank LaManna had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Koupal and Hank LaManna

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
2.71
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.94
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.56
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.26
32.26
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.24
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.23
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.19
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.72
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
41.37
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.07
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
6.84
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
6.22
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.748
1.748
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
34.77
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Lou Koupal and Hank LaManna

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Koupal and Hank LaManna

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
556.36
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
567.27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
60
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
1.59
8.68
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
9
49.09
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.84
-10.01
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA