Jerry Nops vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Jerry Nops
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Nops as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Tanana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 3.7 and 1.380 for Jerry Nops. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Nops and Frank Tanana

Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.66
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.72
63.72
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
3.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1083
9.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
2.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
2.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4247
38.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
5.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3915
35.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Jerry Nops and Frank Tanana

Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2967
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.37
85.37
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Nops and Frank Tanana

Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
137
195.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
550
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
121.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
108.57
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.8
39.72
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
140
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
161.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
45.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
45.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
91.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.21
46.01
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
37.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
97
138.57
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jerry Nops
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jerry Nops
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0