Ray Narleski vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 3.66 and 1.297 for Frank Tanana. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Narleski and Frank Tanana

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
5.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ray Narleski and Frank Tanana

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Narleski and Frank Tanana

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
266
840
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
180
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0