Fred Heimach vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Heimach 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. Fred Heimach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Fred Heimach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Heimach and Dick Tomanek

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Fred Heimach and Dick Tomanek

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Heimach and Dick Tomanek

Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
165.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA