Max Manning vs. Sparrow Morton — Career Comparison

Max Manning
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sparrow Morton
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparrow Morton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 5.29 and 1.588 for Sparrow Morton. By the career numbers, Max Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Manning and Sparrow Morton

Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.48
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.06
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.7
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.91
65.91
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.31
71.31
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.76
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.35
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2226
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
8.47
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.47
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.79
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
5.34
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3163
38.37
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
43.94
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
4.18
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.59
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2863
34.73
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.94
43.94

Fielding Stats for Max Manning and Sparrow Morton

Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.48
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.05
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.12
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
2.39
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.97
70.97
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Manning and Sparrow Morton

Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
256.12
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
555.22
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
109.25
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
96.72
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.54
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.53
29.6
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
130.75
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
127.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
53.73
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.49
31.32
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
109.12
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.91
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111.67
111.67
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA