Al Pratt vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt 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 Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Pratt and Dick Tomanek

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.74
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Dick Tomanek

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Dick Tomanek

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
50
566.04
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA