Matt Manning vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Nathan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Nathan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.87 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Manning and Joe Nathan

Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.35
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
6.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
38.52
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Matt Manning and Joe Nathan

Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Manning and Joe Nathan

Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
6132.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA