Ron Tompkins vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Ron Tompkins
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Tompkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Vuckovich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 3.96 and 1.340 for Ron Tompkins. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Tompkins and Pete Vuckovich

Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.43
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
8.99
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.66
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
38.52
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
4.11
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
33.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5501
34.02
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Ron Tompkins and Pete Vuckovich

Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.54
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.37
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.04
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.91
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Tompkins and Pete Vuckovich

Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.89
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
60.76
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100