Roy Bruner vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Roy Bruner
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Bruner 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 5.74 and 1.979 for Roy Bruner. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Bruner and Dick Tomanek

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.149
1.149
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
42.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
36.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Roy Bruner and Dick Tomanek

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Bruner and Dick Tomanek

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
4.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-11.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA