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Frank Tanana

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1973–1993 BORN: DETROIT, USA
All-Star ×3
Career
240 W · 3.66 ERA · 2773 K
4188.1 IP · 1.27 WHIP · 638 G
1993 Season
0-2 · 3.20 ERA
19.2 IP · 12 K · 1.27 WHIP
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Frank Tanana was a pitcher in MLB. Across 638 career appearances, with a 3.66 ERA and 2773 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1973 CAL 2 2 3.08 4 4 0 26.1 20 9 8 22 1.06
1974 CAL 14 19 3.12 39 35 0 268.2 262 93 77 180 1.26
1975 CAL 16 9 2.62 34 33 0 257.1 211 75 73 269 1.10
1976 CAL 19 10 2.43 34 34 0 288.1 212 78 73 261 0.99
1977 CAL 15 9 2.54 31 31 0 241.1 201 68 61 205 1.09
1978 CAL 18 12 3.65 33 33 0 239.0 239 97 60 137 1.25
1979 CAL 7 5 3.89 18 17 0 90.1 93 39 25 46 1.31
1980 CAL 11 12 4.15 32 31 0 204.0 223 94 45 113 1.31
1981 BOS 4 10 4.01 24 23 0 141.1 142 63 43 78 1.31
1982 TEX 7 18 4.21 30 30 0 194.1 199 91 55 87 1.31
1983 TEX 7 9 3.16 29 22 0 159.1 144 56 49 108 1.21
1984 TEX 15 15 3.25 35 35 0 246.1 234 89 81 141 1.28
1985 DET 10 7 3.34 20 20 0 137.1 131 51 34 107 1.20
1985 TEX 2 7 5.91 13 13 0 77.2 89 51 23 52 1.44
1986 DET 12 9 4.16 32 31 0 188.1 196 87 65 119 1.39
1987 DET 15 10 3.91 34 34 0 218.2 216 95 56 146 1.24
1988 DET 14 11 4.21 32 32 0 203.0 213 95 64 127 1.36
1989 DET 10 14 3.58 33 33 0 223.2 227 89 74 147 1.35
1990 DET 9 8 5.31 34 29 1 176.1 190 104 66 114 1.45
1991 DET 13 12 3.77 33 33 0 217.1 217 91 78 107 1.36
1992 DET 13 11 4.39 32 31 0 186.2 188 91 90 91 1.49
1993 NYM 7 15 4.48 29 29 0 183.0 198 91 48 104 1.34
1993 NYY 0 2 3.20 3 3 0 19.2 18 7 7 12 1.27
Career Totals — 240 236 3.66 638 616 1 4188.1 4063 1704 1255 2773 1.27
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 CAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 CAL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 CAL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 CAL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CAL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 CAL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CAL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 CAL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 BOS 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 TEX 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 TEX 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 TEX 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 DET 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 TEX 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 DET 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 DET 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 DET 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 DET 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 DET 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 DET 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1992 DET 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 NYM 29 58 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 2 11 .155 .183 .207 .390
1993 NYY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 639 59 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 2 12 .153 .180 .203 .384
Awards & Achievements
  • Player of the Month (3): 1976, 1977, 1978
  • Player of the Week (1): 1975
  • TSN All-Star (2): 1976, 1977
  • TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year (1): 1974
All-Star Selections

1976, 1977, 1978

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$590,000
1986$662,500
1987$662,500
1988$1,100,000
1989$925,000
1990$1,100,000
1991$1,900,000
1992$1,700,000
1993$1,500,000

Career Total: $10,140,000 (9 seasons)

Average: $1,126,667

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.