Buster Narum vs. Manny Sarmiento — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Manny Sarmiento
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buster Narum 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 run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 85), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 83). Role difference aside, Manny Sarmiento holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Manny Sarmiento

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.99
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.49
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
8.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.01
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
4.96
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2134
37.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.37
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1903
33.34
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Manny Sarmiento

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.99
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.47
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.37
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Manny Sarmiento

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
1321.15
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
87
501.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
7.91
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
80.77
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.8
-4.6
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
50.38
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA