Ted Alexander vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Ted Alexander
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Alexander 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. Ted Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Ted Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Alexander and Dick Tomanek

Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
8.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
38.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
34.39
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Ted Alexander and Dick Tomanek

Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.82
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.27
86.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Alexander and Dick Tomanek

Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
42
400
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
533.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
8.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
85.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-3.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA