Ben McDonald vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Ben McDonald
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Ben McDonald a clear advantage over Frank Tanana across the core pitching metrics. Ben McDonald led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 87). Ben McDonald was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ben McDonald and Frank Tanana

Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.49
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.7
52.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.84
93.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
3.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
8.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
3.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
6.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5408
37.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
4.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4875
33.98
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ben McDonald and Frank Tanana

Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.66
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.99
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.84
93.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben McDonald and Frank Tanana

Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
5990.63
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0