Elmer Dessens vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Elmer Dessens
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elmer Dessens 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. Elmer Dessens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Elmer Dessens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Dessens and Dick Tomanek

Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.34
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
5.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5062
38.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
4.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4596
35.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
35.18
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Elmer Dessens and Dick Tomanek

Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
1.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.84
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Dessens and Dick Tomanek

Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445
890
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
480
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.11
22.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
90
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
122
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
60
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.6
23.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
65
130
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.62
4.62
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA