Joey Long vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Joey Long
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth 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 Joey Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Tanana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 8.18 and 2.364 for Joey Long. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Long and Frank Tanana

Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.25
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
49.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.35
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Joey Long and Frank Tanana

Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Long and Frank Tanana

Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
600
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0