Larry Christenson vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Larry Christenson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Christenson 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. Larry Christenson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Larry Christenson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Christenson and Dick Tomanek

Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.9
53.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.53
90.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1401
8.99
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.53
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
5.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5861
37.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5345
34.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Larry Christenson and Dick Tomanek

Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.84
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
1.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.53
90.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Christenson and Dick Tomanek

Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
288.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
506.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
75.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
45.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.42
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
30.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.51
32.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
135.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
104.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
36.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
54.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
78.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.79
22.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
223
264.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
64.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA