Tommy Toms vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Tommy Toms
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Toms as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 5.4 and 2.014 for Tommy Toms. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Toms and Dazzy Vance

Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.94
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.4
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.73
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.47
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.63
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
42.43
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.71
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
38.19
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Tommy Toms and Dazzy Vance

Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.94
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.54
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.54
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Toms and Dazzy Vance

Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
238.49
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1112
600
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
523.92
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100