Jesse Baker vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Jesse Baker
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jesse 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. Jesse Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Jesse Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Baker and Dick Tomanek

Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
4.88
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
36.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
33.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jesse Baker and Dick Tomanek

Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.591
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Baker and Dick Tomanek

Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
412.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
29
543.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
11.53
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
131.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.57
4.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA