Kris Medlen vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Kris Medlen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Kris Medlen a clear advantage over Frank Tanana across the core pitching metrics. Kris Medlen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 163 vs 92), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 101). Kris Medlen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kris Medlen and Frank Tanana

Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.61
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.19
61.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.68
43.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
8.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.75
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.45
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
7.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2467
37.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.81
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
0.66
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2256
33.88
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Kris Medlen and Frank Tanana

Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.61
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.97
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.68
43.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Medlen and Frank Tanana

Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
177
689.61
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
502.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
50.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.44
25.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
97.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.88
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
31.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
62.34
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
17.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
60
233.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.75
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0