Jim Bouton vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bouton 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. Jim Bouton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Jim Bouton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Dick Tomanek

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.6
49.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
8.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.92
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
5.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
34.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Dick Tomanek

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Dick Tomanek

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
467.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
528.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
48.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
57.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
79.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
44.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.35
-9.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA