Lefty Bowers vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowers
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowers 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 11.81 and 2.625 for Lefty Bowers. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowers and Dick Tomanek

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
17.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.44
17.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
50.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
14.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
41.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.06
50.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowers and Dick Tomanek

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowers and Dick Tomanek

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA