Frank Tanana
Born: July 3, 1953, Detroit, MIHeight: 6'2" Weight: 180 Bats: Left Throws: Left
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Pitching Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO 1973 California AL 19 2 2 3.08 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 26.1 20 108 11 9 2 8 0 0 22 1974 California AL 20 14 19 3.12 39 35 12 2 2 0 4 268.2 262 1127 104 93 27 73 4 8 180 1975 California AL 21 16 9 2.62 34 33 16 0 1 0 5 257.1 211 1029 80 75 21 67 6 7 269 1976 California AL 22 19 10 2.43 34 34 23 0 0 0 2 288.1 212 1142 88 78 24 68 5 9 261 1977 California AL 23 15 9 2.54 31 31 20 0 0 0 7 241.1 201 973 72 68 19 59 2 12 205 1978 California AL 24 18 12 3.65 33 33 10 0 0 0 4 239.0 239 1014 108 97 26 53 7 9 137 1979 California AL 25 7 5 3.89 18 17 2 1 0 0 1 90.1 93 382 44 39 9 25 0 2 46 1980 California AL 26 11 12 4.15 32 31 7 0 1 0 0 204.0 223 870 107 94 18 45 0 8 113 1981 Boston AL 27 4 10 4.01 24 23 5 1 0 0 2 141.1 142 596 70 63 17 39 4 4 78 1982 Texas AL 28 7 18 4.21 30 30 7 0 0 0 0 194.1 199 832 102 91 16 45 10 7 87 1983 Texas AL 29 7 9 3.16 29 22 3 6 1 0 0 159.1 144 667 70 56 14 44 5 7 108 1984 Texas AL 30 15 15 3.25 35 35 9 0 0 0 1 246.1 234 1054 117 89 30 78 3 6 141 1985 2 Teams 31 12 14 4.27 33 33 4 0 0 0 0 215.0 220 907 112 102 28 49 8 3 159 1986 Detroit AL 32 12 9 4.16 32 31 3 0 1 0 1 188.1 196 812 95 87 23 56 9 3 119 1987 Detroit AL 33 15 10 3.91 34 34 5 0 0 0 3 218.2 216 924 106 95 27 51 5 5 146 1988 Detroit AL 34 14 11 4.21 32 32 2 0 0 0 0 203.0 213 876 105 95 25 57 7 4 127 1989 Detroit AL 35 10 14 3.58 33 33 6 0 0 0 1 223.2 227 955 105 89 21 66 8 8 147 1990 Detroit AL 36 9 8 5.31 34 29 1 1 4 1 0 176.1 190 763 104 104 25 59 7 9 114 1991 Detroit AL 37 13 12 3.77 33 33 3 0 0 0 2 217.1 217 920 98 91 26 69 9 2 107 1992 Detroit AL 38 13 11 4.39 32 31 3 1 0 0 0 186.2 188 818 102 91 22 81 9 7 91 1993 2 Teams 39 7 17 4.35 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 202.2 216 872 110 98 28 47 8 9 116 TOTALS 240 236 3.66 638 616 143 12 10 1 34 4188.1 4063 17641 1910 1704 448 1139 116 129 2773
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format) Year Team Lg G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1973 California AL 4 100 11 20 27 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 22 0 .200 .270 .259 1974 California AL 39 1028 104 262 390 41 3 27 10 4 15 13 73 4 8 180 25 .255 .379 .311 1975 California AL 34 932 80 211 306 30 1 21 13 4 18 20 67 6 7 269 15 .226 .328 .286 1976 California AL 34 1043 88 212 325 33 4 24 14 3 34 22 68 5 9 261 11 .203 .312 .261 1977 California AL 31 885 72 201 314 38 9 19 8 7 9 11 59 2 12 205 14 .227 .355 .284 1978 California AL 33 927 108 239 375 50 4 26 8 10 12 6 53 7 9 137 10 .258 .405 .306 1979 California AL 18 352 44 93 137 15 1 9 1 2 8 5 25 0 2 46 9 .264 .389 .315 1980 California AL 32 805 107 223 328 31 10 18 8 4 17 5 45 0 8 113 22 .277 .407 .320 1981 Boston AL 24 536 70 142 219 22 2 17 9 4 18 6 39 4 4 78 15 .265 .409 .322 1982 Texas AL 30 753 102 199 307 44 8 16 13 4 11 11 45 10 7 87 9 .264 .408 .319 1983 Texas AL 29 601 70 144 213 23 2 14 7 3 8 9 44 5 7 108 12 .240 .354 .303 1984 Texas AL 35 956 117 234 379 37 9 30 6 5 14 5 78 3 6 141 14 .245 .396 .306 1985 2 Teams 33 834 112 220 359 43 6 28 5 8 49 8 3 159 16 .264 .430 .310 1986 Detroit AL 32 731 95 196 315 34 8 23 8 5 11 7 56 9 3 119 18 .268 .431 .328 1987 Detroit AL 34 844 106 216 346 37 6 27 8 11 23 6 51 5 5 146 18 .256 .410 .302 1988 Detroit AL 32 799 105 213 333 33 6 25 6 3 9 5 57 7 4 127 14 .267 .417 .323 1989 Detroit AL 33 856 105 227 325 33 1 21 7 10 22 12 66 8 8 147 20 .265 .380 .326 1990 Detroit AL 34 678 104 190 307 40 1 25 3 7 9 15 59 7 9 114 14 .280 .453 .349 1991 Detroit AL 33 819 98 217 337 34 4 26 12 9 17 14 69 9 2 107 17 .265 .411 .327 1992 Detroit AL 32 704 102 188 292 34 2 22 7 10 21 11 81 9 7 91 21 .267 .415 .351 1993 2 Teams 32 792 110 216 349 41 4 28 12 4 47 8 9 116 15 .273 .441 .326
| Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Batting Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1973 California AL 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1974 California AL 20 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1975 California AL 21 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1976 California AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1977 California AL 23 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1978 California AL 24 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1979 California AL 25 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1980 California AL 26 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 Boston AL 27 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1982 Texas AL 28 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1983 Texas AL 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1984 Texas AL 30 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1985 2 Teams 31 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1986 Detroit AL 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 Detroit AL 33 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1988 Detroit AL 34 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1989 Detroit AL 35 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1990 Detroit AL 36 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1991 Detroit AL 37 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 1992 Detroit AL 38 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1993 2 Teams 39 32 58 3 9 12 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 0 .155 .207 .183 TOTALS 604 59 3 9 12 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 12 0 .153 .203 .180
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1973 California AL P 26.1 4 4 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.71 0 0 0 1974 California AL P 268.2 35 39 9 39 1 4 .980 1.61 15 13 3 1975 California AL P 257.1 33 34 9 44 2 5 .964 1.85 18 20 4 1976 California AL P 288.1 34 34 12 45 1 1 .983 1.78 34 22 8 1977 California AL P 241.1 31 31 15 37 1 2 .981 1.94 9 11 1 1978 California AL P 239.0 33 33 8 25 0 2 1.000 1.24 12 6 2 1979 California AL P 90.1 17 18 3 12 1 1 .938 1.49 8 5 2 1980 California AL P 204.0 31 32 12 24 0 1 1.000 1.59 17 5 1 1981 Boston AL P 141.1 23 24 9 25 1 2 .971 2.17 18 6 0 1982 Texas AL P 194.1 30 30 8 30 1 0 .974 1.76 11 11 2 1983 Texas AL P 159.1 22 29 9 37 2 0 .958 2.60 8 9 5 1984 Texas AL P 246.1 35 35 18 35 0 2 1.000 1.94 14 5 1 1985 Texas AL P 77.2 13 13 5 11 1 1 .941 1.85 5 3 2 1985 Detroit AL P 137.1 20 20 9 20 0 1 1.000 1.90 9 5 4 1986 Detroit AL P 188.1 31 32 19 26 2 5 .957 2.15 11 7 1 1987 Detroit AL P 218.2 34 34 14 35 0 2 1.000 2.02 23 6 1 1988 Detroit AL P 203.0 32 32 11 31 1 4 .977 1.86 9 5 0 1989 Detroit AL P 223.2 33 33 16 41 0 2 1.000 2.29 22 12 8 1990 Detroit AL P 176.1 29 34 9 27 0 0 1.000 1.84 9 15 8 1991 Detroit AL P 217.1 33 33 12 36 1 3 .980 1.99 17 14 0 1992 Detroit AL P 186.2 31 32 8 30 2 1 .950 1.83 21 11 1 1993 New York NL P 183.0 29 29 11 22 1 1 .971 1.62 14 6 1 1993 New York AL P 19.2 3 3 0 1 1 0 .500 0.46 1 0 0
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 1st round (13th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971).
- Placed on disabled list by California Angels (July 9, 1979)
- Activated by California Angels (September 4, 1979)
- Traded by California Angels with Jim Dorsey and Joe Rudi to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Fred Lynn and Steve Renko (January 23, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 6, 1982).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Duane James (June 20, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (February 17, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (November 20, 1989).
- Granted free agency (December 3, 1992).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 10, 1992).
- Traded by New York Mets to New York Yankees in exchange for Kenny Greer (September 17, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1993).
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