Joe Decker vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker 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. Joe Decker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Joe Decker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Dick Tomanek

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
8.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
5.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3125
39.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Dick Tomanek

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Dick Tomanek

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
108
1222.64
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
87.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
36.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
120
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA