Chris Batton vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Chris Batton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Batton 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 9 and 2.000 for Chris Batton. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Batton and Dick Tomanek

Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.13
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.32
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
2.06
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Chris Batton and Dick Tomanek

Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.3
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Batton and Dick Tomanek

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