Dick Tomanek vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Whitehurst 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. Wally Whitehurst posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.382 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Wally Whitehurst had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Tomanek and Wally Whitehurst

Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
38.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1894
34.95
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Dick Tomanek and Wally Whitehurst

Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Tomanek and Wally Whitehurst

Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
740.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
15.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
81.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
104.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
11.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
31
140.91
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0