Bill Laxton vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Bill Laxton
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Laxton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Tanana led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 67), home run suppression (HR9+ 71 vs 61), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 87 vs 79). Bill Laxton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 129 vs 94). Role difference aside, Frank Tanana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Laxton and Frank Tanana

Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.73
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
7.84
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.26
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
5.84
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.25
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.99
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
40.35
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.63
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
5.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.35
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.25
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
33.21
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Bill Laxton and Frank Tanana

Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.47
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Laxton and Frank Tanana

Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
12100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
5990.63
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0