Ted Olson vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Ted Olson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Olson 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 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Olson and Frank Tanana

Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.81
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ted Olson and Frank Tanana

Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12565
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4188.1
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Olson and Frank Tanana

Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
49.02
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
52.91
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0