Ed Donnelly vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Donnelly 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. Ed Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Donnelly and Dick Tomanek

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Ed Donnelly and Dick Tomanek

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Donnelly and Dick Tomanek

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
160
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA