Clay Kirby vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Clay Kirby
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clay Kirby 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. Clay Kirby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Clay Kirby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Kirby and Dick Tomanek

Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.9
41.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.84
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1430
8.31
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.91
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
4.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.33
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
6.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.146
1.146
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6682
38.85
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
4.39
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.39
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5835
33.92
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Clay Kirby and Dick Tomanek

Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4645
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.63
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.46
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.64
89.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Kirby and Dick Tomanek

Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
285.97
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
515.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.4
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.73
8.34
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
56.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
86.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
16.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
39.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.3
-7.87
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
217
234.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
48.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.47
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA