What years did Dick Tomanek play?

Dick Tomanek played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1959.

Was Dick Tomanek a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Tomanek pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 166 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Tomanek hit?

Dick Tomanek hit 1 career home runs with 9 hits.

What was Dick Tomanek's career batting average?

Dick Tomanek batted .180 over his career, with 9 hits in 50 at bats.

How many RBI did Dick Tomanek have?

Dick Tomanek drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Dick Tomanek's career ERA?

Dick Tomanek finished with a 4.95 career ERA, going 10-10 with 166 strikeouts.

Dick Tomanek

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1953-1959)

Dick Tomanek was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1959 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Athletics, a span of 7 seasons. Across 106 career appearances, he went 10-10 with a 4.95 ERA and 166 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 10–10

ERA 4.95

WHIP 1.48

SO 166

Pitcher PIV -3027.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 1/6/1931 in Avon Lake, OH, USA
Died: 8/11/2023 in Westlake, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1953-09-25
Last Game: 1959-09-26

Full name: Richard Carl Tomanek

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dick Tomanek — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	10	106	11	4	0	7	231.0	231	127	34	112	166	4.95	-3027.7

Career ERA 4.95 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 26.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dick Tomanek — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1953	CLE	AL	1	0	1	1	1	0	9.0	6	2	6	6	2.00	4.14 (+52%)	0.0
1954	CLE	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	1	1	1	0	5.40	—	0.0
1957	CLE	AL	2	1	34	2	0	0	69.2	67	44	37	55	5.68	3.83 (-48%)	-1927.7
1958	CLE	AL	2	3	18	6	2	0	57.2	61	36	28	42	5.62	3.86 (-46%)	-753.1
1958	KC1	AL	5	5	36	2	1	5	72.1	69	29	28	50	3.61	3.86 (+7%)	1299.8
1959	KC1	AL	0	1	16	0	0	2	20.2	27	15	12	13	6.53	3.90 (-67%)	-1646.8
Career · 6 seasons			10	10	106	11	4	7	231.0	231	127	112	166	4.95	—	-3,028

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dick Tomanek — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
108	50	5	9	3	0	1	2	0	1	11	.180	.212	.300	.512	0

Career AVG .180 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 30.6% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Career SLG .300 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 23.7% below league average.

Career OPS .512 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 29.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dick Tomanek — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1953	CLE	AL	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	CLE	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CLE	AL	34	13	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	CLE	AL	20	17	1	2	0	1	2	0	5	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	KC1	AL	36	13	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	KC1	AL	16	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			108	50	5	9	3	1	2	1	11	.180	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dick Tomanek — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	56	28	4	5	0	0	.179
Away	52	22	1	4	1	2	.182

Pitching — Home / Away

Dick Tomanek — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	54	131.2	116	59	57	96	4.03
Away	52	99.1	115	68	54	69	6.16

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dick Tomanek — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1959-09-26	KC1	CLE	W	0	0	0
1959-09-12	KC1	BOS	L	0	0	0
1959-09-10	KC1	NYY	L	0	0	0
1959-09-07	KC1	CHW	L	0	0	0
1959-08-23	KC1	MIN	L	1	1	1
1959-08-20	KC1	BOS	L	0	0	0
1959-08-12	KC1	CLE	L	0	0	0
1959-08-09	KC1	NYY	L	1	0	0
1959-08-07	KC1	NYY	L	0	0	0
1959-05-26	KC1	DET	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dick Tomanek — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1959-09-26	KC1	CLE	SV	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1959-09-12	KC1	BOS	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0
1959-09-10	KC1	NYY	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1959-09-07	KC1	CHW	L	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	2
1959-08-23	KC1	MIN	—	5.0	1	1	1	1	2	0
1959-08-20	KC1	BOS	—	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0
1959-08-12	KC1	CLE	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
1959-08-09	KC1	NYY	—	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0
1959-08-07	KC1	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1959-05-26	KC1	DET	—	3.0	4	1	1	1	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Tomanek — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	106	10	10	38	2	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Tomanek — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1953	CLE	P	1	0	0	0	1	0
1954	CLE	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1957	CLE	P	34	2	5	11	0	2
1958	CLE	P	18	6	3	9	0	2
1958	KC1	P	36	2	2	11	1	1
1959	KC1	P	16	0	0	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dick Tomanek — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	106

Dick Tomanek: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 25, 1953 and the final game on September 26, 1959, Dick Tomanek built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (1953 to 1958) and the Kansas City Athletics (1958 through 1959). Tomanek is listed as a pitcher at 175 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Tomanek threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. Tomanek was born on January 6, 1931, in Avon Lake, OH, USA. Tomanek's death is recorded on August 11, 2023, in Westlake, OH, USA. On the record, Dick Tomanek was born Richard Carl Tomanek.

Tomanek pitched in 106 games, starting 11, and finished with a 10-10 record and 4.95 ERA. Also on Tomanek's record: 166 strikeouts. The league ERA over Tomanek's seasons was 3.93, so the 4.95 figure ran 26.0% worse than average. The best win total was 5, in 1958. Tomanek struck out 55 batters in 1957, a career high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.61 in 1958, when the league's was 3.86.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Tomanek

What years did Dick Tomanek play?: Dick Tomanek played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1959.
Was Dick Tomanek a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Tomanek pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 166 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Tomanek hit?: Dick Tomanek hit 1 career home runs with 9 hits.
What was Dick Tomanek's career batting average?: Dick Tomanek batted .180 over his career, with 9 hits in 50 at bats.
How many RBI did Dick Tomanek have?: Dick Tomanek drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Dick Tomanek's career ERA?: Dick Tomanek finished with a 4.95 career ERA, going 10-10 with 166 strikeouts.