Brian Anderson vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brian Anderson and Frank Tanana are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Brian Anderson and 92 for Frank Tanana, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 87 respectively. If forced to pick, Frank Tanana gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Frank Tanana

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6532
38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.25
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
0.66
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Frank Tanana

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Frank Tanana

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
308
641.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
531.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.75
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.25
17.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
102.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
89.58
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.73
5.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.58
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
118.75
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.05
5.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0