Jimmie DeShong vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Jimmie DeShong
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmie DeShong 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 5.08 and 1.604 for Jimmie DeShong. By the career numbers, Dick Tomanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Dick Tomanek

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
5.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.95
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
9.98
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
4.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3944
40.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
39.78
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
5.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.49
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3500
36.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Dick Tomanek

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.453
0.453
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Dick Tomanek

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
306.09
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
509.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
100.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
90.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.83
36.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
118.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
158.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
43.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
104.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.54
42.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
71.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.41
8.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA