Al Downing vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Downing 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. Al Downing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Al Downing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Dick Tomanek

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Dick Tomanek

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Dick Tomanek

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
63.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA