Fred Daniels vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Fred Daniels
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Daniels built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 5.37 and 1.696 for Fred Daniels. By the career numbers, Ken Tatum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Daniels and Ken Tatum

Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.15
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.61
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.37
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
8.97
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.29
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.73
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.84
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.97
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
38.12
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
7.21
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.69
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
29.38
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1032
32.86
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Fred Daniels and Ken Tatum

Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.63
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.31
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342.1
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.45
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.21
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.87
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.88
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.66
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.81
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.66
92.66
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Daniels and Ken Tatum

Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
65
232.14
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
2070.59
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
539.29
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
45
529.41
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
135.71
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
129.41
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
100
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
35.71
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.5
58.93
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
185.71
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
175
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
78.57
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
67.86
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
142.86
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
105.88
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.45
65.87
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
17
200
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA