Ace Adams vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ace Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.66 and 1.297 for Frank Tanana. By the career numbers, Ace Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Frank Tanana

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.54
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
8.81
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2379
38.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
34.96
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Frank Tanana

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12565
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4188.1
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Frank Tanana

Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
302
1603.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
525.66
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
8.99
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
95.58
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0