Larry McKeon vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Larry McKeon
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry McKeon 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 3.71 and 1.210 for Larry McKeon. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry McKeon and Frank Tanana

Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.42
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
3.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2937
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
4.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.31
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4183
38.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
5.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3943
36.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Larry McKeon and Frank Tanana

Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3195
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
3.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.89
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.631
2.631
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry McKeon and Frank Tanana

Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
125
164.47
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
598.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
121.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
97.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.58
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
23.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.59
29.73
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
151.32
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
122.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
68.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
90.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.95
30.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.32
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
228
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0