Max Manning vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

Max Manning
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Dike Varney 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 6.14 and 1.773 for Dike Varney. 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 Dike Varney

Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.48
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.06
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.7
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.91
65.91
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.31
71.31
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.76
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.35
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2226
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
8.47
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.59
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.79
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
5.34
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.3
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.25
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3163
38.37
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
4.18
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.2
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.59
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2863
34.73
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
34.36
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for Max Manning and Dike Varney

Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.48
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.05
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.12
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
2.39
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.97
70.97
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Manning and Dike Varney

Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
256.12
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
555.22
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
109.25
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
96.72
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
29.6
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.75
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
127.16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
53.73
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
111.04
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.49
31.32
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
8.98
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.91
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.37
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111.67
111.67
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA