Santo Alcala vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala 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. Santo Alcala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Santo Alcala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Dick Tomanek

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.76
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Dick Tomanek

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Dick Tomanek

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
16.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
12
90
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA