Jonathon Niese vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Jonathon Niese
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jonathon Niese a clear advantage over Frank Tanana across the core pitching metrics. Jonathon Niese led in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 87). Frank Tanana held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 90). Jonathon Niese was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jonathon Niese and Frank Tanana

Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.51
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.36
50.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
4.07
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1279
9.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.99
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
2.78
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
6.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.31
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
4.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.35
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
0.66
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4651
35.2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Jonathon Niese and Frank Tanana

Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.57
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.95
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.87
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.171
1.171
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jonathon Niese and Frank Tanana

Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
216
313.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
504.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
75.54
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.45
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.92
21.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
88.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
126.39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
66.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.71
18.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.85
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
164
238.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.04
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0