Frank Tanana vs. Alex Vesia — Career Comparison

Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Vesia
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Tanana built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Vesia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Vesia led in run prevention (ERA+ 166 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 71), and strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 94). Frank Tanana held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 92). Role difference aside, Alex Vesia holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Frank Tanana and Alex Vesia

Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.52
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.31
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4063
8.73
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.96
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.12
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.25
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
5.96
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
12.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.11
12.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.801
1.801
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
37.14
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.54
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.25
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15975
34.33
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
32.15
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Frank Tanana and Alex Vesia

Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.37
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
1.9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.85
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.86
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.72
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.073
0.073
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Tanana and Alex Vesia

Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
5990.63
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
45000
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
19.34
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.29
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.49
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA