Mike Frank vs. Jim Tatum — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Mike Frank and Jim Tatum are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Frank posted stronger numbers in OPS (.570 vs .533) and on-base percentage (.278 vs .229). Jim Tatum had the advantage in slugging (.303 vs .292). By the career numbers, Mike Frank had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Frank and Jim Tatum

Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
28
171.43
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
476.15
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
98
600
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
600
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
89
544.9
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
553.21
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
122.45
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
107.34
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.56
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
36.73
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.27
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.26
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.26
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
36.73
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
35.78
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
6.88
42.15
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.42
42.43
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
26
159.18
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
167.89
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
165.31
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
137.61
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.04
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42.86
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
79.82
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
128.57
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
115.6
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.07
43.27
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.48
39.86
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.75
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
42.86
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
27.52
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
73.47
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
58
159.63
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
8.17
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.51
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.75
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Frank
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Mike Frank and Jim Tatum

Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.25
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.11
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.89
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.68
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.42
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.72
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.11
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.72
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
5.03
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.41
98.41
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.179
2.179
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.385
2.385
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.38
40.38
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Frank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Mike Frank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16