Lefty Calhoun vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Calhoun 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. Lefty Calhoun posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Lefty Calhoun had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Dick Tomanek

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.98
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
9.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
39.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
5.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
35.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Dick Tomanek

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.88
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Dick Tomanek

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
76
318.88
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
562.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
92.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.56
23.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
113.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
117.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
54.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.77
20.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA