Denny McLain vs. Manny Sarmiento — Career Comparison

Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Manny Sarmiento
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny McLain built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Sarmiento as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Manny Sarmiento led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 96), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 103). Denny McLain held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 91). Role difference aside, Manny Sarmiento holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Denny McLain and Manny Sarmiento

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.99
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
8.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.01
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
4.96
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
37.39
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.37
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7108
33.92
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1903
33.34
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Denny McLain and Manny Sarmiento

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.99
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.86
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny McLain and Manny Sarmiento

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
1321.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
87
501.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
7.91
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
14
80.77
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-4.6
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
54.16
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA