Steve Dunning vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Steve Dunning
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Dunning 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. Steve Dunning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Steve Dunning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Dunning and Dick Tomanek

Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.99
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.94
35.94
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
4.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1841
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.2
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
8.86
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.2
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
4.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
5.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.162
1.162
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2699
39.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
33.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Steve Dunning and Dick Tomanek

Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Dunning and Dick Tomanek

Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
537.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
496.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
96.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
42.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
38.22
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
148.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
133.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
40.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.27
41.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
28.8
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
49
181.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
62.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA