Dean Deetz vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Dean Deetz
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Dean Deetz 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 5.4 and 1.500 for Dean Deetz. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dean Deetz and Frank Tanana

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
40.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Dean Deetz and Frank Tanana

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Deetz and Frank Tanana

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
600
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0