Frank Tanana

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1993)

W–L 240–236
ERA 3.66
WHIP 1.27
SO 2,773
Pitcher PIV 5623.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
7/3/1953 in Detroit, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1973-09-09
Last Game
1993-10-01
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Frank Daryl Tanana

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
240 236 638 616 143 34 1 4188.3 4,063 1,704 448 1,255 2,773 3.66 5623.8

Career ERA 3.66 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1973 CAL AL 2 2 4 4 2 1 0 26.3 20 9 8 22 3.08 3.75 (+18%) 630.5
1974 CAL AL 14 19 39 35 12 4 0 268.7 262 93 77 180 3.12 3.63 (+14%) 946.0
1975 CAL AL 16 9 34 33 16 5 0 257.3 211 75 73 269 2.62 3.71 (+29%) 8269.4
1976 CAL AL 19 10 34 34 23 2 0 288.3 212 78 73 261 2.43 3.51 (+31%) 5778.4
1977 CAL AL 15 9 31 31 20 7 0 241.3 201 68 61 205 2.54 4.00 (+37%) 6513.0
1978 CAL AL 18 12 33 33 10 4 0 239.0 239 97 60 137 3.65 3.69 (+1%) -189.8
1979 CAL AL 7 5 18 17 2 1 0 90.3 93 39 25 46 3.89 4.00 (+3%) 221.8
1980 CAL AL 11 12 32 31 7 0 0 204.0 223 94 45 113 4.15 3.84 (-8%) 1439.2
1981 BOS AL 4 10 24 23 5 2 0 141.3 142 63 43 78 4.01 3.58 (-12%) -1675.8
1982 TEX AL 7 18 30 30 7 0 0 194.3 199 91 55 87 4.21 3.86 (-9%) 72.2
1983 TEX AL 7 9 29 22 3 0 0 159.3 144 56 49 108 3.16 3.87 (+18%) 1136.8
1984 TEX AL 15 15 35 35 9 1 0 246.3 234 89 81 141 3.25 3.81 (+15%) -2803.2
1985 TEX AL 2 7 13 13 0 0 0 77.7 89 51 23 52 5.91 3.89 (-52%) -1727.2
1985 DET AL 10 7 20 20 4 0 0 137.3 131 51 34 107 3.34 3.89 (+14%) 2649.2
1986 DET AL 12 9 32 31 3 1 0 188.3 196 87 65 119 4.16 3.97 (-5%) -968.0
1987 DET AL 15 10 34 34 5 3 0 218.7 216 95 56 146 3.91 4.29 (+9%) 1803.9
1988 DET AL 14 11 32 32 2 0 0 203.0 213 95 64 127 4.21 3.73 (-13%) -1979.4
1989 DET AL 10 14 33 33 6 1 0 223.7 227 89 74 147 3.58 3.71 (+3%) -327.0
1990 DET AL 9 8 34 29 1 0 1 176.3 190 104 66 114 5.31 3.86 (-37%) -3408.1
1991 DET AL 13 12 33 33 3 2 0 217.3 217 91 78 107 3.77 3.91 (+4%) -3365.1
1992 DET AL 13 11 32 31 3 0 0 186.7 188 91 90 91 4.39 3.75 (-17%) -5384.2
1993 NYN NL 7 15 29 29 0 0 0 183.0 198 91 48 104 4.48 4.19 (-7%) -2024.7
1993 NYA AL 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 19.7 18 7 7 12 3.20 4.19 (+24%) 16.2
Career · 23 seasons 240 236 638 616 143 34 1 4,188.1 4,063 1,704 1,255 2,773 3.66 — 5,624

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
639 59 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 2 12 .153 .180 .203 .384 -449

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Career OBP .180 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 44.5% below league average.

Career SLG .203 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career OPS .384 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1973 CAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 CAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 CAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 TEX AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 TEX AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 TEX AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 DET AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 DET AL 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 NYN NL 29 58 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 2 11 .155 .265 (-41%) .332 (-45%) .403 (-49%) .735 (-47%) -448.7
1993 NYA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — -448.7
Career · 23 seasons 639 59 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 2 12 .153 — — — — -897

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1987 ALCS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 ALCS CAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 2 0 10.3 12 5 6 4 4.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1987 ALCS DET 0 1 1 1 0 5.3 6 3 4 1 5.06
1979 ALCS CAL 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 6 2 2 3 3.60

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home324251300.120
Away315342605.176

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3232169.2205484963414563.52
Away3152018.2200985362113173.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1993-10-01 NYYDETW 000000000
1993-09-25 NYYTORL 000000000
1993-09-19 NYYBOSL 000000000
1993-09-14 NYNPHIW 200000000
1993-09-08 NYNHOUL 100000000
1993-09-03 NYNCHCL 101000010
1993-08-29 NYNCOLL 200000000
1993-08-24 NYNCINW 200000001
1993-08-18 NYNCINW 412010300
1993-08-13 NYNPHIL 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1993-10-01 NYYDET — 6.1843051
1993-09-25 NYYTOR L 6.1221440
1993-09-19 NYYBOS L 7.0843331
1993-09-14 NYNPHI W 6.0833181
1993-09-08 NYNHOU L 5.0744002
1993-09-03 NYNCHC L 6.0633142
1993-08-29 NYNCOL L 8.0755042
1993-08-24 NYNCIN — 7.0322251
1993-08-18 NYNCIN W 8.0522022
1993-08-13 NYNPHI — 6.0433041

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 638 616 226 638 19 40

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1973 CAL P 4 4 0 5 0 0
1974 CAL P 39 35 9 39 1 4
1975 CAL P 34 33 9 44 2 5
1976 CAL P 34 34 12 45 1 1
1977 CAL P 31 31 15 37 1 2
1978 CAL P 33 33 8 25 0 2
1979 CAL P 18 17 3 12 1 1
1980 CAL P 32 31 12 24 0 1
1981 BOS P 24 23 9 25 1 2
1982 TEX P 30 30 8 30 1 0
1983 TEX P 29 22 9 37 2 0
1984 TEX P 35 35 18 35 0 2
1985 TEX P 13 13 5 11 1 1
1985 DET P 20 20 9 20 0 1
1986 DET P 32 31 19 26 2 5
1987 DET P 34 34 14 35 0 2
1988 DET P 32 32 11 31 1 4
1989 DET P 33 33 16 41 0 2
1990 DET P 34 29 9 27 0 0
1991 DET P 33 33 12 36 1 3
1992 DET P 32 31 8 30 2 1
1993 NYN P 29 29 11 22 1 1
1993 NYA P 3 3 0 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 638
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1978 Player of the Month April
1977 Player of the Month May
1977 TSN All-Star LHP
1976 Player of the Month September
1976 TSN All-Star LHP
1975 Player of the Week Week of 1975-07-18
1974 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1993 NYN NL $1,500,000
1992 DET AL $1,700,000
1991 DET AL $1,900,000
1990 DET AL $1,100,000
1989 DET AL $925,000
1988 DET AL $1,100,000
1987 DET AL $662,500
1986 DET AL $662,500
1985 TEX AL $590,000
Total Career Earnings $10,140,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1978 Most Valuable Player AL 36th 1.0 392 0
1977 Cy Young Award AL 9th 3.0 140 0
1976 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 18.0 120 0
1976 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 19.0 336 0
1975 Cy Young Award AL 4th 7.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Frank Tanana (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dennis Martinez
    245-193, 3.70 ERA
  2. 97
    Jamie Moyer
    269-209, 4.25 ERA
  3. 97
    Jack Morris HOF
    254-186, 3.90 ERA
  4. 94
    Tom Glavine HOF
    305-203, 3.54 ERA
  5. 91
    Jerry Koosman
    222-209, 3.36 ERA
  6. 91
    Bartolo Colon
    247-188, 4.12 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Tanana

What years did Frank Tanana play?
Frank Tanana played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1993.
Was Frank Tanana a pitcher?
Yes. Frank Tanana pitched in the major leagues, recording 240 wins and 2773 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank Tanana hit?
Frank Tanana hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.