Morrie Martin vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Morrie Martin
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Morrie Martin 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 4.29 and 1.419 for Morrie Martin. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Morrie Martin and Frank Tanana

Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.72
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.63
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.57
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.8
16.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
4.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1814
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
604.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
9.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
3.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
3.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2637
39.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.76
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2361
35.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Morrie Martin and Frank Tanana

Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
8.85
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
254.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
4.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Morrie Martin and Frank Tanana

Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
250
842.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
556.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
94.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.64
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.07
17.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
101.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
107.87
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
50.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
23.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
74.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
11.87
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
45
151.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.96
3.96
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.34
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0