Lefty Bowe vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowe 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. Lefty Bowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Lefty Bowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowe and Dick Tomanek

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
39.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
33.53
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Dick Tomanek

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Dick Tomanek

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
32
564.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-19.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA