Dick Tomanek vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Tomanek and Roy Witherup

Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Dick Tomanek and Roy Witherup

Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Tomanek and Roy Witherup

Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
50
566.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA