What years did Dave Tomlin play?

Dave Tomlin played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1986.

Was Dave Tomlin a pitcher?

Yes. Dave Tomlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 278 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dave Tomlin hit?

Dave Tomlin hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What was Dave Tomlin's career batting average?

Dave Tomlin batted .147 over his career, with 5 hits in 34 at bats.

How many RBI did Dave Tomlin have?

Dave Tomlin drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Dave Tomlin's career ERA?

Dave Tomlin finished with a 3.82 career ERA, going 25-12 with 278 strikeouts.

Dave Tomlin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1986)

Dave Tomlin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1986 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 15 seasons. Across 409 career appearances, he went 25-12 with a 3.82 ERA and 278 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2405.8.

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 25–12

ERA 3.82

WHIP 1.45

SO 278

Pitcher PIV 2405.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 6/22/1949 in Maysville, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-09-02
Last Game: 1986-08-19

Full name: David Allen Tomlin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dave Tomlin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	12	409	1	0	0	12	511.1	543	217	32	198	278	3.82	2405.8

Career ERA 3.82 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Dave Tomlin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1972	CIN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	4.0	7	4	1	2	9.00	—	0.0
1973	CIN	NL	1	2	16	0	1	27.2	24	15	15	20	4.88	3.75 (-30%)	-933.6
1974	SDN	NL	2	0	47	0	2	58.0	59	28	30	29	4.34	3.63 (-20%)	-728.8
1975	SDN	NL	4	2	67	0	1	83.0	87	30	31	48	3.25	3.71 (+12%)	642.3
1976	SDN	NL	0	1	49	1	0	73.0	62	23	20	43	2.84	3.51 (+19%)	897.2
1977	SDN	NL	4	4	76	0	3	101.2	98	34	32	55	3.01	4.00 (+25%)	2479.5
1978	CIN	NL	9	1	57	0	4	62.1	88	40	30	32	5.78	3.69 (-57%)	-132.5
1979	CIN	NL	2	2	53	0	1	58.1	59	17	18	30	2.62	4.00 (+34%)	963.3
1980	CIN	NL	3	0	27	0	0	26.0	38	16	11	6	5.54	3.84 (-44%)	-466.9
1982	MON	NL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	2	4.50	—	0.0
1983	PIT	NL	0	0	5	0	0	4.0	6	3	1	5	6.75	—	0.0
1985	PIT	NL	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
1986	MON	NL	0	0	7	0	0	10.1	13	6	7	6	5.23	3.97 (-32%)	-314.6
Career · 13 seasons			25	12	409	1	12	511.1	543	217	198	278	3.82	—	2,406

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

Dave Tomlin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
409	34	6	5	0	0	0	1	0	5	10	.147	.256	.147	.403	0

Career AVG .147 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Career OBP .256 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career SLG .147 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 61.6% below league average.

Career OPS .403 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dave Tomlin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	CIN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	CIN	NL	16	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	SDN	NL	47	4	1	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SDN	NL	67	5	1	1	0	2	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SDN	NL	49	8	2	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SDN	NL	76	7	1	2	0	0	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	CIN	NL	57	5	0	1	1	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	CIN	NL	53	2	1	1	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CIN	NL	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	MON	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	PIT	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	PIT	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	MON	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			409	34	6	5	1	5	10	.147	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Dave Tomlin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Tomlin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	NLCS	CIN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	NLCS	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dave Tomlin — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	4.2	8	3	3	4	5.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave Tomlin — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1979	NLCS	CIN	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	3	0	2	3	0.00
1973	NLCS	CIN	0	0	1	0	0	1.2	5	3	1	1	16.20

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Tomlin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	193	12	2	3	0	1	.250
Away	216	22	4	2	0	0	.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Tomlin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	193	241.2	238	108	84	133	4.02
Away	216	269.2	305	109	114	145	3.64

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dave Tomlin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1986-08-19	WSN	SDP	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	0
1986-08-13	WSN	STL	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
1986-08-10	WSN	NYN	—	1.0	3	2	0	0	0	0
1986-08-09	WSN	NYN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1986-08-02	WSN	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1986-07-27	WSN	CIN	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
1986-07-25	WSN	CIN	—	2.2	4	2	2	3	1	1
1985-08-09	PIT	WSN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1983-09-05	PIT	STL	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0
1983-09-04	PIT	ATL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Tomlin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	409	1	39	119	11	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Tomlin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	CIN	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1973	CIN	P	16	0	2	4	0	0
1974	SDN	P	47	0	5	11	0	1
1975	SDN	P	67	0	7	27	3	3
1976	SDN	P	49	1	8	21	2	1
1977	SDN	P	76	0	7	21	0	2
1978	CIN	P	57	0	5	13	3	0
1979	CIN	P	53	0	4	10	3	1
1980	CIN	P	27	0	1	7	0	0
1982	MON	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1983	PIT	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
1985	PIT	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1986	MON	P	7	0	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Dave Tomlin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	409

Salary History

Dave Tomlin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	MON	NL	$60,000
Total Career Earnings			$60,000

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Dave Tomlin: the record in brief

Dave Tomlin played a first major league game on September 2, 1972 and a last one on August 19, 1986. The team column moves through the Cincinnati Reds (1972 through 1980), the San Diego Padres (1974 to 1977), the Montreal Expos (1982 through 1986), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1983 to 1985). Listed as a pitcher, Tomlin batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 6'2" and 180 pounds. Tomlin was born on June 22, 1949, in Maysville, KY, USA. Dave Tomlin was the playing name; the full given name is David Allen.

Tomlin pitched in 409 games, starting 1, and finished with a 25-12 record and 3.82 ERA. Also on Tomlin's record: 278 strikeouts and 12 saves. Tomlin's 3.82 ERA was close to the 3.78 league figure for those seasons. 1978 brought Tomlin a season-high 9 wins. 1977 produced Tomlin's most strikeouts, 55. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.84 in 1976, when the league's was 3.51.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Tomlin

What years did Dave Tomlin play?: Dave Tomlin played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1986.
Was Dave Tomlin a pitcher?: Yes. Dave Tomlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 278 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Tomlin hit?: Dave Tomlin hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Dave Tomlin's career batting average?: Dave Tomlin batted .147 over his career, with 5 hits in 34 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Tomlin have?: Dave Tomlin drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Dave Tomlin's career ERA?: Dave Tomlin finished with a 3.82 career ERA, going 25-12 with 278 strikeouts.