John Danks vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

John Danks
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Danks and Frank Tanana are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 92 for John Danks and 92 for Frank Tanana, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 86 and 87 respectively. If forced to pick, Frank Tanana gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for John Danks and Frank Tanana

John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.47
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.17
43.17
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
4.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4510
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
2.94
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1102
6.6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6415
38.4
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.69
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.24
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.78
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
0.66
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5804
34.75
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for John Danks and Frank Tanana

John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4510
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.62
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.097
1.097
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Danks and Frank Tanana

John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
247
5292.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
514.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
2.37
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.05
-22.49
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
171.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0