Brett Tomko vs. Duane Ward — Career Comparison

Brett Tomko
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Duane Ward
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Brett Tomko built a career as a starting pitcher and Duane Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Duane Ward led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 163 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 145 vs 94). Brett Tomko held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 97). Role difference aside, Duane Ward holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brett Tomko and Duane Ward

Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.97
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.43
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.51
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.26
49.26
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.38
46.38
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.63
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
4.65
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.28
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5448
27
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1816
9
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1898
9.41
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
7.44
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.26
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.88
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
3.86
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.26
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209
5.99
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
9.17
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7824
38.78
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2783
37.57
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.67
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
5.01
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.62
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.41
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.28
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.64
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.81
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7067
35.02
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2420
32.67
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Brett Tomko and Duane Ward

Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.97
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5448
27
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1816
9
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.57
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.04
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
1.67
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.74
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
1.62
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.66
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Tomko and Duane Ward

Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
406
445.34
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
277200
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
600
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
500.18
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
77.88
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
68.01
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.08
15.44
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
87.75
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
98.72
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.23
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
57.04
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
10.07
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.84
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
180
197.44
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
77.88
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.48
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA