Nolan Ryan vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nolan Ryan 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. Nolan Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nolan Ryan and Dick Tomanek

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.36
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
6.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Dick Tomanek

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Dick Tomanek

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.9
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA