Ed Durham vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Ed Durham
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Durham 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 Durham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Ed Durham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Durham and Dick Tomanek

Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.65
49.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
4.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
9.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.63
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2769
38.84
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
5.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2552
35.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Ed Durham and Dick Tomanek

Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.007
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Durham and Dick Tomanek

Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
388.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
541.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
64.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.23
11.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
69.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
91.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-1.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
63
168.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA