Larry Dierker vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker 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. Larry Dierker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Dick Tomanek

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Dick Tomanek

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Dick Tomanek

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA