Ed Connolly vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly 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 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Dick Tomanek

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Dick Tomanek

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Dick Tomanek

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA