Willie Adams vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Willie Adams
Gen XNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tomanek as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Tomanek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.524 compared to 5.81 and 1.552 for Willie Adams. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Adams and Dick Tomanek

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
5.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.34
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
7.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
40.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
6.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
35.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Willie Adams and Dick Tomanek

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Adams and Dick Tomanek

Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA