Ed Monroe vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Ed Monroe
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Monroe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Monroe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 3.66 and 1.297 for Frank Tanana. By the career numbers, Ed Monroe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Monroe and Frank Tanana

Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.93
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.52
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.57
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
39.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.64
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
36.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ed Monroe and Frank Tanana

Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12565
27
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4188.1
9
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Monroe and Frank Tanana

Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
24.81
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
75
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
11.83
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0