Scott Baker vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott 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. Scott Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Scott Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Dick Tomanek

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.46
55.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
4.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
9.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.23
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
7.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
37.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
34.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Dick Tomanek

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Dick Tomanek

Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
3047.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
108
1222.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
5.97
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-15.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
205.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA