Pete Meegan vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Pete Meegan
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaRichmond VirginiansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Meegan 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 3.9 and 1.200 for Pete Meegan. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Meegan and Frank Tanana

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
3.9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
8.94
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
4.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
38.85
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
6.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
36.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Pete Meegan and Frank Tanana

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.62
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.83
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.97
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.5
82.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Meegan and Frank Tanana

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
171.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
579.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.04
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
26.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
122.45
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.73
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.04
24.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0