Hank LaManna vs. Joe Poetz — Career Comparison

Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Poetz
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Poetz 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. Joe Poetz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.625 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Joe Poetz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank LaManna and Joe Poetz

Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9.23
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.51
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.72
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
40.5
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
34.77
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
30.38
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Hank LaManna and Joe Poetz

Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hank LaManna and Joe Poetz

Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
153.85
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
46.14
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA