Charley Lightner vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Charley Lightner and Frank Tanana are fairly close on the surface numbers. Frank Tanana posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.66 vs 8.03) and WHIP (1.297 vs 2.595). Charley Lightner had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.96). By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Charley Lightner and Frank Tanana

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.35
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
0.66
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Charley Lightner and Frank Tanana

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Lightner and Frank Tanana

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
75
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0