Nelson Briles vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Nelson Briles
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nelson Briles 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. Nelson Briles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Nelson Briles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Briles and Dick Tomanek

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
3.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6335
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2111.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
9.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
4.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8858
37.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8184
34.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Nelson Briles and Dick Tomanek

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Briles and Dick Tomanek

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
509.77
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
528.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
81.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
65.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.05
21.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
106.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
107.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
62.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.33
13.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
171
192.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA