Farmer Ray vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Farmer Ray
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Farmer Ray 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. Farmer Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Farmer Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Farmer Ray and Dick Tomanek

Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.34
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.24
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
36.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
32.76
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.34
36.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Farmer Ray and Dick Tomanek

Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.37
88.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Farmer Ray and Dick Tomanek

Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
262.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
40
500
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
25.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
31.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
13
162.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
3.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA