Joe Blanton vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Blanton 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. Joe Blanton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Joe Blanton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Dick Tomanek

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.01
51.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
4.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Dick Tomanek

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.99
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Dick Tomanek

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
6.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
82.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
29.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
43.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-7.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
92
211.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA