Matt Manning vs. Howie Nunn — Career Comparison

Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Nunn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Nunn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 5.11 and 1.820 for Howie Nunn. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Manning and Howie Nunn

Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.57
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.31
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
6.31
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.89
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.62
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.37
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
35.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Matt Manning and Howie Nunn

Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.83
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Manning and Howie Nunn

Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
46
2509.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
19.67
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
21.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA