Rick Helling vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Rick Helling
Gen XNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rick Helling 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 93 for Rick Helling and 92 for Frank Tanana, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 87 respectively. If forced to pick, Rick Helling gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Rick Helling and Frank Tanana

Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.45
53.45
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.74
77.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
4.68
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1540
9.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.46
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
3.31
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
6.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.28
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.28
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6564
38.7
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
4.96
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.37
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.25
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.61
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5855
34.52
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.7
38.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Rick Helling and Frank Tanana

Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.32
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.71
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.578
0.578
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.74
77.74
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Helling and Frank Tanana

Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
301
1480.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
511.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
4.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-20.53
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
43
211.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0