Eli Cates vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Eli Cates
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eli Cates 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. Eli Cates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.53 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Eli Cates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eli Cates and Dick Tomanek

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
36.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
33.97
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.58
36.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Eli Cates and Dick Tomanek

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.94
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.546
2.546
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Cates and Dick Tomanek

Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
338.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
498.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
92.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.3
36.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
14
118.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
152.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
67.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
40.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA