Fred Anderson vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson 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. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Dick Tomanek

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Dick Tomanek

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.3
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Dick Tomanek

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
557.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
87.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA