Tony Mullane vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Tony Mullane
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows UnknownBats SwitchEuropeCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Mullane as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Mullane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 3.66 and 1.297 for Frank Tanana. By the career numbers, Tony Mullane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Mullane and Frank Tanana

Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
1.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.44
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.35
56.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.81
90.81
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
0.93
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13594
27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4531.1
9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4195
8.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
2.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1803
3.58
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
0.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.37
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19407
38.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
5.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17814
35.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Tony Mullane and Frank Tanana

Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820
1.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19815
27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6605
9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
1.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1228
1.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2374
3.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2144
2.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.31
90.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.615
2.615
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Mullane and Frank Tanana

Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
158.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2971
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2720
549.31
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
133.49
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
104.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
19.99
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
7.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
29.28
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303.22
61.24
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
173.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
183.98
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
82.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
45.04
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
125.61
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330.96
66.84
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
44.63
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
32.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.69
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
22.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
22.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0