Hank LaManna vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas 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. Jason Vargas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Jason Vargas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank LaManna and Jason Vargas

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
9.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
34.77
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
34.83
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Hank LaManna and Jason Vargas

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4929
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.13
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.45
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank LaManna and Jason Vargas

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
62
953.85
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
98.63
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
86.3
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
21.6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
110.96
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.88
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.6
18.91
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA