Hank LaManna vs. Rip Vowinkel — Career Comparison

Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Vowinkel
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rip Vowinkel 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. Rip Vowinkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Rip Vowinkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank LaManna and Rip Vowinkel

Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.19
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.17
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.23
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
10.32
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.99
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.72
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.39
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
36.33
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
34.77
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
34.15
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Hank LaManna and Rip Vowinkel

Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.4
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank LaManna and Rip Vowinkel

Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
442.11
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
18.28
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
14.68
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Vowinkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100