Matt Manning vs. Robb Nen — Career Comparison

Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Robb Nen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Robb Nen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robb Nen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.270 compared to 4.43 and 1.287 for Matt Manning. By the career numbers, Robb Nen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Manning and Robb Nen

Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.57
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.53
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.95
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.43
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
7.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
3.27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
6.31
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.98
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
38.52
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2983
37.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
6.91
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.89
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.35
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.65
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
34.55
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2674
33.66
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Matt Manning and Robb Nen

Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
27
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.87
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.51
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.42
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.176
0.176
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Manning and Robb Nen

Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
25720
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.37
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.87
-34.72
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA