Carl Mays vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Carl Mays posted a stronger line than Frank Tanana. Carl Mays posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 3.66) and WHIP (1.207 vs 1.297). By the career numbers, Carl Mays 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 Carl Mays and Frank Tanana

Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Frank Tanana

Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12565
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4188.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Frank Tanana

Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0