Jim Bivin vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Jim Bivin
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bivin 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 5.79 and 1.763 for Jim Bivin. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bivin and Dick Tomanek

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
12.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
43.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
7.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
39.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Bivin and Dick Tomanek

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.766
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bivin and Dick Tomanek

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
48
553.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
27.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
16.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
323.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA