John Roper vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

John Roper
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Roper 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. Dick Tomanek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.524 compared to 5.35 and 1.511 for John Roper. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Roper and Dick Tomanek

John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
9.85
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.32
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
5.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
39.7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
35.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.7
39.7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for John Roper and Dick Tomanek

John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Roper and Dick Tomanek

John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
35
313.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
555.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
17.82
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
12
107.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
107.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
12.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
23
205.97
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA