Dave Tomlin

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: June 22, 1949 in Maysville, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from West Union HS (West Union, OH).

High School: West Union HS (West Union, OH)

Debut: September 2, 1972 (Age 23-072d, 13,283rd in major league history)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 19, 1986 (Age 37-058d)
vs. SDP 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: David Allen Tomlin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

3.82

409

511.1

278

WHIP

1.449

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	18	CIN-min	Rk,WRk	12	8	.600	3.77	25	17		6	2		124.0	137	68	52	5	55	0	67	3	1	5				1.548	9.9	0.4	4.0	4.9	1.22	WYV,RDS APPY,FLIL
1968	19	CIN-min	A	6	3	.667	2.41	37	1		0	0		56.0	47	19	15	3	16	5	38	1	0	2				1.125	7.6	0.5	2.6	6.1	2.38	TAM FLOR
1969	20	CIN-min	A,WRk	7	3	.700	3.12	33	4		1	0	7	78.0	71	33	27	5	31	3	37	2	0	3				1.308	8.2	0.6	3.6	4.3	1.19	TAM,RDS FLOR,FLIS
1970	21	CIN-min	AA	6	10	.375	3.11	25	22		2	0	1	139.0	135	62	48	12	58	11	73	3	1	5				1.388	8.7	0.8	3.8	4.7	1.26	AVL SOUL
1971	22	CIN-min	AAA	7	4	.636	2.21	41	0		0	0	4	61.0	46	19	15	6	24	6	50	1	0	2				1.148	6.8	0.9	3.5	7.4	2.08	INA AA
1972	23	CIN-min	AAA	5	6	.455	2.80	36	8		2	1	2	90.0	83	30	28	6	36	4	86	4	0	5				1.322	8.3	0.6	3.6	8.6	2.39	INA AA
1972	23	CIN	NL	0	0		9.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	4.0	7	4	4	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	20	40	8.65	2.000	15.8	4.5	2.3	4.5	2.00
1973	24	CIN-min	AAA	1	3	.250	3.48	25	0		0	0	7	31.0	29	15	12	3	11	2	26	1	0	3				1.290	8.4	0.9	3.2	7.5	2.36	INA AA
1973	24	CIN	NL	1	2	.333	4.88	16	0	7	0	0	1	27.2	24	15	15	5	15	3	20	0	0	0	120	71	5.10	1.410	7.8	1.6	4.9	6.5	1.33
1974	25	SDP-min	AAA	5	1	.833	1.69	25	0		0	0	7	48.0	33	10	9	3	20	1	48	1	0	3				1.104	6.2	0.6	3.8	9.0	2.40	HAW PCL
1974	25	SDP	NL	2	0	1.000	4.34	47	0	19	0	0	2	58.0	59	29	28	4	30	10	29	2	2	2	261	82	4.13	1.534	9.2	0.6	4.7	4.5	0.97
1975	26	SDP	NL	4	2	.667	3.25	67	0	19	0	0	1	83.0	87	38	30	5	31	9	48	2	2	1	365	108	3.41	1.422	9.4	0.5	3.4	5.2	1.55
1976	27	SDP	NL	0	1	.000	2.84	49	1	14	0	0	0	73.0	62	24	23	4	20	6	43	1	0	2	290	116	3.03	1.123	7.6	0.5	2.5	5.3	2.15
1977	28	SDP	NL	4	4	.500	3.01	76	0	22	0	0	3	101.2	98	38	34	3	32	11	55	2	2	1	424	119	3.04	1.279	8.7	0.3	2.8	4.9	1.72
1978	29	CIN	NL	9	1	.900	5.78	57	0	23	0	0	4	62.1	88	54	40	3	30	7	32	3	1	1	309	62	3.77	1.893	12.7	0.4	4.3	4.6	1.07
1979	30	CIN	NL	2	2	.500	2.62	53	0	17	0	0	1	58.1	59	29	17	3	18	5	30	1	0	2	244	145	3.35	1.320	9.1	0.5	2.8	4.6	1.67
1980	31	CIN	NL	3	0	1.000	5.54	27	0	8	0	0	0	26.0	38	17	16	2	11	5	6	0	0	1	123	66	4.56	1.885	13.2	0.7	3.8	2.1	0.55

1981	32	TOR-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.63	38	0	17	0	0	5	57.0	67	25	23	8	19	3	36	1	0	5				1.509	10.6	1.3	3.0	5.7	1.89	SYR IL
1982	33	CIN-min	AAA	9	2	.818	3.53	64	0	36	0	0	5	91.2	96	39	36	10	30	5	67	2	0	4				1.375	9.4	1.0	2.9	6.6	2.23	INA AA
1982	33	MON	NL	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	7	98	2.22	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	9.0	2.00
1983	34	MON-min	AAA	4	1	.800	3.61	41	0	22	0	0	6	52.1	44	21	21	5	18	3	44	0	0	2				1.185	7.6	0.9	3.1	7.6	2.44	WCH AA
1983	34	PIT	NL	0	0		6.75	5	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	4	3	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	20	61	1.01	1.750	13.5	0.0	2.3	11.3	5.00

1984	35	PIT-min	AAA	3	2	.600	2.66	22	2	10	0	0	3	50.2	45	17	15	2	21	0	43	2	0	4				1.303	8.0	0.4	3.7	7.6	2.05	HAW PCL
1985	36	PIT-min	AAA	8	2	.800	2.09	33	4	19	0	0	4	82.0	62	22	19	3	35	3	65	0	0	3				1.183	6.8	0.3	3.8	7.1	1.86	HAW PCL
1985	36	PIT	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4		5.68	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1986	37	MON-min	AAA	7	5	.583	2.72	38	0	23	0	0	4	72.2	56	24	22	2	38	4	70	0	0	5				1.294	6.9	0.2	4.7	8.7	1.84	INA AA
1986	37	MON	NL	0	0		5.23	7	0	6	0	0	0	10.1	13	8	6	1	7	2	6	1	0	1	52	74	5.19	1.935	11.3	0.9	6.1	5.2	0.86
1987	38	MON-min	AAA	3	2	.600	4.45	25	0	8	0	0	1	32.1	33	17	16	0	18	2	25	2	0	7				1.577	9.2	0.0	5.0	7.0	1.39	INA AA
13 Yrs				25	12	.676	3.82	409	1	138	0	0	12	511.1	543	261	217	32	198	58	278	12	7	12	2239	93	3.61	1.449	9.6	0.6	3.5	4.9	1.40
162 Game Avg.				4	2	.676	3.82	68	0	23	0	0	2	85	90	43	36	5	33	10	46	2	1	2	371	93	3.61	1.449	9.6	0.6	3.5	4.9	1.40

CIN (5 yrs)				15	5	.750	4.64	156	0	58	0	0	6	178.1	216	119	92	15	75	20	90	4	1	4	816	79	4.06	1.632	10.9	0.8	3.8	4.5	1.20
SDP (4 yrs)				10	7	.588	3.28	239	1	74	0	0	6	315.2	306	129	115	16	113	36	175	7	6	6	1340	106	3.34	1.327	8.7	0.5	3.2	5.0	1.55
PIT (2 yrs)				0	0		5.40	6	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	7	4	3	0	2	0	5	0	0	1	24	80	1.94	1.800	12.6	0.0	3.6	9.0	2.50
MON (2 yrs)				0	0		5.11	8	0	6	0	0	0	12.1	14	9	7	1	8	2	8	1	0	1	59	78	4.71	1.784	10.2	0.7	5.8	5.8	1.00

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