Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 19 | CAL | AL | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.08 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26.1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 116 | 2.79 | 1.063 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 2.75 | |
| 1974 | 20 | CAL | AL | 14 | 19 | .424 | 3.12 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 268.2 | 262 | 104 | 93 | 27 | 77 | 4 | 180 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1127 | 110 | 3.49 | 1.262 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 2.34 | |
| 1975 | 21 | CAL | AL | 16 | 9 | .640 | 2.62 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 257.1 | 211 | 80 | 75 | 21 | 73 | 6 | 269 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1029 | 135 | 2.49 | 1.104 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 9.4 | 3.68 | CYA-4 |
| 1976 | 22 | CAL | AL | 19 | 10 | .655 | 2.43 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 288.1 | 212 | 88 | 78 | 24 | 73 | 5 | 261 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1142 | 136 | 2.76 | 0.988 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 3.58 | AS,CYA-3,MVP-15 |
| 1977 | 23 | CAL | AL | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2.54 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 241.1 | 201 | 72 | 68 | 19 | 61 | 2 | 205 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 973 | 154 | 2.97 | 1.086 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 3.36 | AS,CYA-9 |
| 1978 | 24 | CAL | AL | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.65 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 239.0 | 239 | 108 | 97 | 26 | 60 | 7 | 137 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1014 | 99 | 3.72 | 1.251 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 2.28 | AS,MVP-36 |
| 1979 | 25 | CAL | AL | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.89 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 90.1 | 93 | 44 | 39 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 382 | 105 | 3.91 | 1.306 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.84 | |
| 1980 | 26 | CAL | AL | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.15 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 204.0 | 223 | 107 | 94 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 113 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 870 | 95 | 3.57 | 1.314 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.51 | |
| 1981 | 27 | BOS | AL | 4 | 10 | .286 | 4.01 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 141.1 | 142 | 70 | 63 | 17 | 43 | 4 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 596 | 97 | 4.06 | 1.309 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.81 | |
| 1982 | 28 | TEX | AL | 7 | 18 | .280 | 4.21 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 194.1 | 199 | 102 | 91 | 16 | 55 | 10 | 87 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 832 | 92 | 3.85 | 1.307 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.58 | |
| 1983 | 29 | TEX | AL | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.16 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159.1 | 144 | 70 | 56 | 14 | 49 | 5 | 108 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 667 | 127 | 3.60 | 1.211 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 2.20 | |
| 1984 | 30 | TEX | AL | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.25 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 246.1 | 234 | 117 | 89 | 30 | 81 | 3 | 141 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1054 | 127 | 4.27 | 1.279 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.74 | |
| 1985 | 31 | TOT | AL | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.27 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 215.0 | 220 | 112 | 102 | 28 | 57 | 8 | 159 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 907 | 97 | 3.74 | 1.288 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 2.79 | |
| 1985 | 31 | TEX | AL | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.91 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.2 | 89 | 53 | 51 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 340 | 72 | 4.78 | 1.442 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 2.26 | |
| 1985 | 31 | DET | AL | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.34 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137.1 | 131 | 59 | 51 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 567 | 122 | 3.14 | 1.201 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 3.15 | |
| 1986 | 32 | DET | AL | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4.16 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 188.1 | 196 | 95 | 87 | 23 | 65 | 9 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 812 | 100 | 4.18 | 1.386 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 1.83 | |
| 1987 | 33 | DET | AL | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.91 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 218.2 | 216 | 106 | 95 | 27 | 56 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 924 | 109 | 3.98 | 1.244 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 2.61 | |
| 1988 | 34 | DET | AL | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4.21 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 203.0 | 213 | 105 | 95 | 25 | 64 | 7 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 876 | 91 | 4.12 | 1.365 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 1.98 | |
| 1989 | 35 | DET | AL | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3.58 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 223.2 | 227 | 105 | 89 | 21 | 74 | 8 | 147 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 955 | 108 | 3.77 | 1.346 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 1.99 | |
| 1990 | 36 | DET | AL | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.31 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.1 | 190 | 104 | 104 | 25 | 66 | 7 | 114 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 763 | 75 | 4.63 | 1.452 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.73 | |
| 1991 | 37 | DET | AL | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.77 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 217.1 | 217 | 98 | 91 | 26 | 78 | 9 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 920 | 111 | 4.53 | 1.357 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.37 | |
| 1992 | 38 | DET | AL | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4.39 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 186.2 | 188 | 102 | 91 | 22 | 90 | 9 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 818 | 90 | 4.90 | 1.489 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.01 | |
| 1993 | 39 | TOT | MLB | 7 | 17 | .292 | 4.35 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202.2 | 216 | 110 | 98 | 28 | 55 | 8 | 116 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 872 | 93 | 4.59 | 1.337 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 2.11 | |
| 1993 | 39 | NYM | NL | 7 | 15 | .318 | 4.48 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183.0 | 198 | 100 | 91 | 26 | 48 | 7 | 104 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 784 | 90 | 4.63 | 1.344 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 2.17 | |
| 1993 | 39 | NYY | AL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 132 | 4.16 | 1.271 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.71 | |
| 21 Yrs | 240 | 236 | .504 | 3.66 | 638 | 616 | 10 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 4188.1 | 4063 | 1910 | 1704 | 448 | 1255 | 116 | 2773 | 129 | 27 | 119 | 17641 | 106 | 3.79 | 1.270 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 2.21 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 13 | 13 | .504 | 3.66 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 220 | 104 | 92 | 24 | 68 | 6 | 150 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 957 | 106 | 3.79 | 1.270 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 2.21 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| CAL (8 yrs) | 102 | 78 | .567 | 3.08 | 225 | 218 | 4 | 92 | 24 | 0 | 1615.1 | 1461 | 614 | 553 | 146 | 422 | 24 | 1233 | 55 | 14 | 41 | 6645 | 118 | 3.18 | 1.166 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 2.92 | ||||
| DET (8 yrs) | 96 | 82 | .539 | 4.08 | 250 | 243 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1551.1 | 1578 | 774 | 703 | 182 | 527 | 60 | 958 | 40 | 5 | 48 | 6635 | 99 | 4.18 | 1.357 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.82 | ||||
| TEX (4 yrs) | 31 | 49 | .388 | 3.81 | 107 | 100 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 677.2 | 666 | 342 | 287 | 75 | 208 | 20 | 388 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 2893 | 106 | 4.05 | 1.290 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.87 | ||||
| NYM (1 yr) | 7 | 15 | .318 | 4.48 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183.0 | 198 | 100 | 91 | 26 | 48 | 7 | 104 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 784 | 90 | 4.63 | 1.344 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 2.17 | ||||
| BOS (1 yr) | 4 | 10 | .286 | 4.01 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 141.1 | 142 | 70 | 63 | 17 | 43 | 4 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 596 | 97 | 4.06 | 1.309 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.81 | ||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 132 | 4.16 | 1.271 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.71 | ||||
| AL (21 yrs) | 233 | 221 | .513 | 3.62 | 609 | 587 | 10 | 143 | 34 | 1 | 4005.1 | 3865 | 1810 | 1613 | 422 | 1207 | 109 | 2669 | 120 | 25 | 112 | 16857 | 107 | 3.75 | 1.266 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 2.21 | ||||
| NL (1 yr) | 7 | 15 | .318 | 4.48 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183.0 | 198 | 100 | 91 | 26 | 48 | 7 | 104 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 784 | 90 | 4.63 | 1.344 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 2.17 | ||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Frank Tanana?
Frank Tanana is 71 years old.
When was Frank Tanana born?
Frank Tanana was born on July 3, 1953.
Where was Frank Tanana born?
Frank Tanana was born in Detroit, MI.
How tall is Frank Tanana?
Frank Tanana is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How much did Frank Tanana weigh when playing?
Frank Tanana weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Frank Tanana play?
Frank Tanana played 21 seasons.
Is Frank Tanana in the Hall of Fame?
Frank Tanana has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
When was Frank Tanana drafted?
Frank Tanana was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (13th) of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Detroit Catholic Central HS (Novi, MI).
What position did Frank Tanana play?
Frank Tanana was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Frank Tanana have?
Frank Tanana had 2,773 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Frank Tanana played for?
Frank Tanana played for 6 teams; the California Angels, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets and New York Yankees.
How many World Series has Frank Tanana won?
Frank Tanana has never won a World Series.
When did Frank Tanana retire?
Frank Tanana last played in 1993.
What are Frank Tanana's nicknames?
Tanana Daiquiri is a nickname for Frank Tanana.
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