Alex Newkirk vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Alex Newkirk
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Alex Newkirk and Frank Tanana are fairly close on the surface numbers. Frank Tanana posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.66 vs 5.38) and WHIP (1.297 vs 1.602). Alex Newkirk had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.41 per nine innings vs 0.96). By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Newkirk and Frank Tanana

Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.89
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
11.05
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.31
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
40.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
6.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.35
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
0.66
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.595
1.595
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
36.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Alex Newkirk and Frank Tanana

Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.88
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Newkirk and Frank Tanana

Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
44
347.37
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
157.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.59
59.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
181.58
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
5
39.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
86.84
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
74.26
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0