Doc Landis vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Doc Landis
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Landis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Landis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.66 and 1.297 for Frank Tanana. By the career numbers, Doc Landis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Landis and Frank Tanana

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.73
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.27
29.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.36
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
10.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
39.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
6.69
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1543
38.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Doc Landis and Frank Tanana

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.81
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Landis and Frank Tanana

Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
53
167.37
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
590.53
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
97.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.68
17.94
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
110.53
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
34.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
14.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0