Leo Mangum vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Leo Mangum
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norman Plitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Mangum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norman Plitt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.77 and WHIP 1.716 compared to 5.37 and 1.606 for Leo Mangum. By the career numbers, Norman Plitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Mangum and Norman Plitt

Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.96
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.89
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.82
18.82
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
5.37
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.77
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
11.95
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.67
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.67
10.67
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.51
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.72
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
41.11
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
41.07
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.01
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
6.06
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.53
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
38.57
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
36.04
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Leo Mangum and Norman Plitt

Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.012
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Mangum and Norman Plitt

Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
629.63
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
23
627.27
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
555.56
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
111.11
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
103.7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.65
27.03
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
30.93
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
125.93
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
140.74
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.85
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
74.07
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.05
29.97
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.13
10.13
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
4.4
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA