Wayland Dean vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Wayland Dean
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wayland Dean 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. Wayland Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.538 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Wayland Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wayland Dean and Dick Tomanek

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.87
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1457
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
10.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
40.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
5.89
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
36.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Wayland Dean and Dick Tomanek

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.573
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wayland Dean and Dick Tomanek

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
362.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
560
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.69
64.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
220
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
15
169.81
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
168.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
68.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
88.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.08
68.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
47
134.29
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA