Edgar Baker vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Edgar Baker
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Edgar Baker 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 10.5 and 2.000 for Edgar Baker. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Edgar Baker and Dick Tomanek

Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
10.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.74
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
46.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Edgar Baker and Dick Tomanek

Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edgar Baker and Dick Tomanek

Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
566.04
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA