Ed O'Neil vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Ed O'Neil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed O'Neil 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 9.26 and 2.294 for Ed O'Neil. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed O'Neil and Frank Tanana

Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.26
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
14.69
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.69
14.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.96
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.72
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.93
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
48.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
12.57
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.57
12.57
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
41.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ed O'Neil and Frank Tanana

Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.49
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed O'Neil and Frank Tanana

Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
13.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
5.76
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0