Ernie Manning vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Ernie Manning
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Manning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.053 compared to 3.6 and 1.400 for Ernie Manning. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Manning and Chris Sale

Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8389
36.23
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
33.3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Ernie Manning and Chris Sale

Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Manning and Chris Sale

Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
840
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-45.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Ernie Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA