Sam McDowell vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Sam McDowell a clear advantage over Frank Tanana across the core pitching metrics. Sam McDowell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 87). Frank Tanana held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 61). Sam McDowell was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sam McDowell and Frank Tanana

Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.53
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.41
81.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.25
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Sam McDowell and Frank Tanana

Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.03
81.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McDowell and Frank Tanana

Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
545.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0