Watson Clark vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark 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. Watson Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Watson Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Dick Tomanek

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
9.77
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Dick Tomanek

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Dick Tomanek

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
30.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
125.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
44.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA