Dick McCabe vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Dick McCabe
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick McCabe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick McCabe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 3.66 and 1.297 for Frank Tanana. By the career numbers, Dick McCabe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick McCabe and Frank Tanana

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.77
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
36.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Dick McCabe and Frank Tanana

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12565
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4188.1
9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick McCabe and Frank Tanana

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0