Jay Dahl vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Jay Dahl
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jay Dahl 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 16.88 and 2.625 for Jay Dahl. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Dahl and Dick Tomanek

Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
23.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.74
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
23.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jay Dahl and Dick Tomanek

Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Jay Dahl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Dahl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Dahl and Dick Tomanek

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