Bob Malloy vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Bob Malloy
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Malloy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Malloy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 3.66 and 1.297 for Frank Tanana. By the career numbers, Bob Malloy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Malloy and Frank Tanana

Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.72
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.26
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.72
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
36.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
32.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.78
36.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Bob Malloy and Frank Tanana

Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12565
27
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4188.1
9
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Malloy and Frank Tanana

Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
48
929.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
37.66
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
75
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
37.51
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0