Jon Lester vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jon Lester a clear advantage over Frank Tanana across the core pitching metrics. Jon Lester led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 87). Frank Tanana held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 96). Jon Lester was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lester and Frank Tanana

Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
2.93
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
0.66
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Frank Tanana

Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Frank Tanana

Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.43
17.63
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.78
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
43.97
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0