Jimmy Anderson vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy 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. Dick Tomanek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.524 compared to 5.42 and 1.629 for Jimmy Anderson. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Dick Tomanek

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.91
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.76
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Dick Tomanek

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Dick Tomanek

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
71.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.44
13.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
80.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
96.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
34.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
52.85
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
4.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
136.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA