William Ross vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

William Ross
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Ross 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. William Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, William Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Ross and Dick Tomanek

William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.93
69.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2468
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
10.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
3.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2975
32.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
5.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.98
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
28.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.397
0.397
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.55
32.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for William Ross and Dick Tomanek

William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2135
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.33
69.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Ross and Dick Tomanek

William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
247.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
530.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
146.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
119.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
18.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
26.77
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.4
63.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
184.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
190.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
55.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
56.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.97
73.97
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
39.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
127
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA