Jim Rooker vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Jim Rooker
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Rooker 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. Jim Rooker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Jim Rooker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Rooker and Dick Tomanek

Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.58
48.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.94
79.94
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
3.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5431
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
8.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
4.85
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7668
38.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
4.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6808
33.85
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Rooker and Dick Tomanek

Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5438
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1812.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.69
79.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Rooker and Dick Tomanek

Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
303.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
667
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
545.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
109.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
84.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
15.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
25.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.65
34.77
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
151.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
131.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
48.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
92.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.58
32.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
18.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
229
206
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.59
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA