Hugh Canavan vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Hugh Canavan
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hugh Canavan 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 6.36 and 1.821 for Hugh Canavan. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh Canavan and Dick Tomanek

Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
13.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
42.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
8.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.821
1.821
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
38.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Hugh Canavan and Dick Tomanek

Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.769
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh Canavan and Dick Tomanek

Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
400
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
20.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
8.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA