Fred Blanding vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding 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. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Dick Tomanek

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
34.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Dick Tomanek

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.3
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Dick Tomanek

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
145.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
50.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
105.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA