Makanaakua Mano
Seattle Salts (ML)
Makanaakua Mano
Nickname:
Candy Man
Birthdate:
March 13, 1997 (33 y, 2 m, 0 d)
Born In:
Nuuuli, EAS, ASA
Nationality:
American Samoan
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/L
Height/Weight:
6'7"/214
Entry:
2018 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 9, Team: Chicago Pit Bulls
Contract:
$55.3M / 4 years (2027-2030)
ML Service Time:
9 years, 42 days
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 2020 (3rd) Milwaukee (COWL)
2017 (3rd) Yokohama U (PRC)
Rookie of the Year 2021 Chicago (BBL)
All-Star 2025 Toronto (BBL)
2024 Toronto (BBL)
2021 Chicago (BBL)
2020 Anchorage (HL)
2017 Yokohama U (PRC)
League Champ 2022 Chicago (BBL)
2021 Chicago (BBL)
Silver Slugger 2023 - 1B Toronto (BBL)
2020 - 1B Milwaukee (COWL)
Batter of the Month Oct 2020 Milwaukee (COWL)
Sep 2020 Milwaukee (COWL)
Mar 2018 Yokohama U (PRC)
Rookie of the Month Oct 2021 Chicago (BBL)
Aug 2021 Chicago (BBL)
Player of the Week Aug 2, 2027 Seattle (BBL)
May 27, 2024 Toronto (BBL)
Apr 8, 2024 Toronto (BBL)
Aug 28, 2023 Toronto (BBL)
Aug 21, 2023 Toronto (BBL)
Sep 14, 2020 Milwaukee (COWL)
Jul 13, 2020 Milwaukee (COWL)
May 11, 2020 Anchorage (HL)
Jun 3, 2019 Peoria (CaL)
Apr 1, 2019 Largo (FRL)
Feb 12, 2018 Yokohama U (PRC)
Apr 17, 2017 Yokohama U (PRC)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink4
Grey Ink56
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
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Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
2024 147 10
2028 153 4
2030 37 7
Year PA Rank
2023 690 5
2024 662 9
2030 166 8
Year AB Rank
2023 599 7
2024 588 9
Year Hits Rank
2023 183 5
2024 183 8
Year K Rank
2030 43 5
Year TB Rank
2021 338 7
2023 344 1
2024 295 7
Year 2B Rank
2021 44 5
Year HR Rank
2021 37 7
2023 43 1
2028 31 4
Year RBI Rank
2021 124 6
2023 121 2
2024 108 8
2028 96 4
2030 27 4
Year R Rank
2021 116 8
2023 97 8
Year IBB Rank
2023 3 8
2027 5 6
Year HBP Rank
2028 12 10
2030 4 7
Year SF Rank
2021 7 8
2023 9 3
2029 5 7
2030 2 6
Year XBH Rank
2021 82 5
2023 75 4
Year Avg Rank
2023 0.306 10
Year OBP Rank
2021 0.419 7
2023 0.383 10
Year SLG Rank
2021 0.600 5
2023 0.574 3
Year ISO Rank
2021 0.279 6
2023 0.269 3
Year OPS Rank
2021 1.019 5
2023 0.958 4
Year G Rank
2023 153 9
2028 156 5
Year WAR Rank
2023 4.5 4