Melvin Bunch vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Melvin Bunch
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Melvin Bunch 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 6.84 and 1.680 for Melvin Bunch. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Melvin Bunch and Dick Tomanek

Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.24
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.84
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
11.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.32
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.74
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
41.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.84
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
37.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Melvin Bunch and Dick Tomanek

Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.24
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Melvin Bunch and Dick Tomanek

Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA