Red Long vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Red Long
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.13 and WHIP 0.875 compared to 3.66 and 1.297 for Frank Tanana. By the career numbers, Red Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Long and Frank Tanana

Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.148
0.148
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
34.88
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
30.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Red Long and Frank Tanana

Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Long and Frank Tanana

Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0