Max Manning vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Max Manning
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Manning built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro 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 4.09 and 1.457 for Mike Venafro. 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 Mike Venafro

Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.48
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.91
65.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.31
71.31
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.76
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.35
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2226
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
8.47
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.79
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
5.34
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3163
38.37
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
4.18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.59
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2863
34.73
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Max Manning and Mike Venafro

Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.48
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.05
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.12
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.85
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
2.39
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.27
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.97
70.97
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Manning and Mike Venafro

Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
256.12
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
555.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
109.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.72
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.54
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
29.6
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
127.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
53.73
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.49
31.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111.67
111.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA