Bob Blaylock vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Bob Blaylock
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Blaylock 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. Dick Tomanek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.524 compared to 5.94 and 1.620 for Bob Blaylock. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Blaylock and Dick Tomanek

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.94
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.32
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
40.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Bob Blaylock and Dick Tomanek

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Blaylock and Dick Tomanek

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
17
850
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
566.04
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-28.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA