Dennis Leonard vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Dennis Leonard
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dennis Leonard a clear advantage over Frank Tanana across the core pitching metrics. Dennis Leonard led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 71), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 94). Dennis Leonard was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Leonard and Frank Tanana

Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.44
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.6
57.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.42
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
3.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
8.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
2.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1323
5.44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9149
37.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008
4.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.25
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.66
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
0.66
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8328
34.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Dennis Leonard and Frank Tanana

Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.56
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Leonard and Frank Tanana

Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
313
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
600
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0