Hank LaManna vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank LaManna and Dazzy Vance

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
34.77
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Hank LaManna and Dazzy Vance

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hank LaManna and Dazzy Vance

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.41
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.73
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.63
25.7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
103.6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
125.18
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
36.69
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
73.38
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.96
20.48
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.16
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100