Win Mercer vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer 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 3.98 and 1.544 for Win Mercer. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Mercer and Frank Tanana

Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
1.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
3.98
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3081
11.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
2.73
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11106
40.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1753
6.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Win Mercer and Frank Tanana

Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Mercer and Frank Tanana

Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1773
540.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
7.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
43.01
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
54.3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0