Mike Mattimore vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Mike Mattimore
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Mattimore 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 3.83 and 1.423 for Mike Mattimore. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Mattimore and Frank Tanana

Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.94
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.06
49.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1472
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
490.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
3.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.42
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
40.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
6.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
36.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
40.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Mike Mattimore and Frank Tanana

Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3147
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.08
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Mattimore and Frank Tanana

Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
124
149.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
544.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
111.07
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
86.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.07
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.87
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
24.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.98
53.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
148.49
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
166.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
68.81
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
43.46
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
111.07
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.63
55.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.24
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
62.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
41.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
41.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0