Hank LaManna vs. Sidney Ponson — Career Comparison

Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Ponson
Gen XArubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sidney Ponson 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. Sidney Ponson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Sidney Ponson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank LaManna and Sidney Ponson

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.52
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.61
44.61
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
5.03
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.23
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2004
10.25
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
3.11
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
5.27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.27
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7676
39.24
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.37
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.04
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
34.77
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6936
35.46
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Hank LaManna and Sidney Ponson

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.52
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760.1
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.72
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.14
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.92
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.86
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank LaManna and Sidney Ponson

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
62
953.85
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
2235
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
487.5
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
14.23
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
90
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
3.85
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
165
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0