John Burke vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

John Burke
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Burke 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 6.75 and 1.835 for John Burke. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Burke and Dick Tomanek

John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
6.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
12.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.54
12.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.32
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.99
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
43.75
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.835
1.835
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
38.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for John Burke and Dick Tomanek

John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.57
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.464
0.464
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Burke and Dick Tomanek

John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
29
756.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
17.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
17.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA