Les Cain vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Cain 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. Les Cain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.499 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Les Cain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Dick Tomanek

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.98
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
7.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1645
39.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.69
39.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Dick Tomanek

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Dick Tomanek

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
566.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
50
566.04
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
86.9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
23.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
124.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
95.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
37.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
10.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
45
186.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA