Steve Cooke vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Cooke 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. Steve Cooke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Steve Cooke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Cooke and Dick Tomanek

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
585
9.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
5.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2383
39.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119
34.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Steve Cooke and Dick Tomanek

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Cooke and Dick Tomanek

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
104
323.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
531.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
74.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
10
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
87.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
77.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.37
-4.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA