Bill Macdonald vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Tanana posted a stronger line than Bill Macdonald. Frank Tanana posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.66 vs 4.66) and WHIP (1.297 vs 1.534). 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 Bill Macdonald and Frank Tanana

Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.02
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.66
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
39.46
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
33.96
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Bill Macdonald and Frank Tanana

Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12565
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4188.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Macdonald and Frank Tanana

Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
36
392.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
49
534.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
13.61
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.83
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
196.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0