Brian Lawrence vs. Dave Tobik — Career Comparison

Brian Lawrence
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Tobik
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Lawrence built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Tobik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Lawrence led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 94). Dave Tobik held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 88). Role difference aside, Brian Lawrence holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Lawrence and Dave Tobik

Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.57
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.42
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.47
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.59
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.52
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.25
44.25
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
4.19
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.7
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2889
27
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963
9
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.56
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
8.07
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.94
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.5
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
3.48
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.32
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
5.58
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
5.82
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.43
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
38.53
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
37.61
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.64
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
4.53
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.36
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.94
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.68
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3742
34.97
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1469
33.39
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Brian Lawrence and Dave Tobik

Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.57
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.42
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2889
27
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963
9
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.59
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.8
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.27
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.48
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.19
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.45
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Lawrence and Dave Tobik

Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
312.88
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
600
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
531.9
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
69.94
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.21
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.88
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.72
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.88
14.51
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
88.34
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
93.87
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
29.45
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.81
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
64.42
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
1.22
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.93
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
97
178.53
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
40.49
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA