Al Aber vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Tanana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Frank Tanana

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Frank Tanana

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Frank Tanana

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
168
861.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0