Jim Archer vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer 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. Jim Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Jim Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Dick Tomanek

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.94
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Dick Tomanek

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.82
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Dick Tomanek

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
3.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA