Frank Tanana stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1973
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1973
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 638
- W
- 240
- L
- 236
- ERA
- 3.66
- IP
- 4186.2
- K
- 2,773
- BB
- 1,255
- WHIP
- 1.27
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | LAA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.12 | 26.0 | 22 | 8 | 1.08 |
| 1974 | LAA | 39 | 14 | 19 | 3.11 | 269.0 | 180 | 77 | 1.26 |
| 1975 | LAA | 34 | 16 | 9 | 2.63 | 257.0 | 269 | 73 | 1.11 |
| 1976 | LAA | 34 | 19 | 10 | 2.44 | 288.0 | 261 | 73 | 0.99 |
| 1977 | LAA | 31 | 15 | 9 | 2.54 | 241.0 | 205 | 61 | 1.09 |
| 1978 | LAA | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3.65 | 239.0 | 137 | 60 | 1.25 |
| 1979 | LAA | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3.90 | 90.0 | 46 | 25 | 1.31 |
| 1980 | LAA | 32 | 11 | 12 | 4.15 | 204.0 | 113 | 45 | 1.31 |
| 1981 | BOS | 24 | 4 | 10 | 4.02 | 141.0 | 78 | 43 | 1.31 |
| 1982 | TEX | 30 | 7 | 18 | 4.21 | 194.1 | 87 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 1983 | TEX | 29 | 7 | 9 | 3.16 | 159.1 | 108 | 49 | 1.21 |
| 1984 | TEX | 35 | 15 | 15 | 3.25 | 246.1 | 141 | 81 | 1.28 |
| 1985 |  TEX/DET | 33 | 12 | 14 | 4.27 | 215.0 | 159 | 57 | 1.29 |
| 1986 | DET | 32 | 12 | 9 | 4.16 | 188.1 | 119 | 65 | 1.39 |
| 1987 | DET | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3.91 | 218.2 | 146 | 56 | 1.24 |
| 1988 | DET | 32 | 14 | 11 | 4.21 | 203.0 | 127 | 64 | 1.36 |
| 1989 | DET | 33 | 10 | 14 | 3.58 | 223.2 | 147 | 74 | 1.35 |
| 1990 | DET | 34 | 9 | 8 | 5.31 | 176.1 | 114 | 66 | 1.45 |
| 1991 | DET | 33 | 13 | 12 | 3.77 | 217.1 | 107 | 78 | 1.36 |
| 1992 | DET | 32 | 13 | 11 | 4.39 | 186.2 | 91 | 90 | 1.49 |
| 1993 |  NYY/NYM | 32 | 7 | 17 | 4.35 | 202.2 | 116 | 55 | 1.34 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 4.50
- IP
- 10.0
- K
- 4
- BB
- 6
- WHIP
- 1.80
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 365
- CG
- 143
- SHO
- 34
- K/9
- 6.0
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 119
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | LAA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | LAA | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1975 | LAA | 24 | 16 | 5 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1976 | LAA | 27 | 23 | 2 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1977 | LAA | 22 | 20 | 7 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1978 | LAA | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | LAA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980 | LAA | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981 | BOS | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | TEX | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1984 | TEX | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1985 | TEX/DET | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1986 | DET | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1987 | DET | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1988 | DET | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1989 | DET | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1990 | DET | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | DET | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 | DET | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1993 | NYY/NYM | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
What were Frank Tanana's career stats?
Frank Tanana played 21 seasons for the Angels, the Red Sox, the Rangers and the Tigers. He had 240 wins and 2,773 strikeouts with a 3.66 ERA over 4,186.2 innings. His best season was 1976: 19 wins, a 2.44 ERA and 261 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
21 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1973 to 1993
Frank Tanana led MLB in strikeouts (pitching) (1975); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
All-time career rank
- 26th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,773)
- 55th in wins (pitching) (240)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1976 (9th)
- ERA: 1976 (10th), 1977 (7th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1975 (1st), 1976 (2nd), 1977 (6th)
- WHIP: 1976 (2nd), 1977 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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