Sam Barber vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Sam Barber
Greatest GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Barber 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. Sam Barber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Sam Barber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Barber and Dick Tomanek

Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Sam Barber and Dick Tomanek

Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Barber and Dick Tomanek

Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
566.04
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA