Tony Faeth vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 3.66 and 1.297 for Frank Tanana. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Faeth and Frank Tanana

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Tony Faeth and Frank Tanana

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12565
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4188.1
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Faeth and Frank Tanana

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1140
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0