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Frank Tanana 2026 Season · NYY

Career: 240-236, 3.66 ERA, 2773 K in 4188.1 IP.

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Frank Tanana

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P · NYY

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CAverage

+1.9Career NUT

+0.1 to Good

Career

3.66ERA1.27WHIP240W2773K4188.1IP1SV

L/L · 6' 3", 195 lb · b. Jul 3, 1953 · Detroit, MI · Draft 1971 (1st Rd, #13)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1973	19	LAA	+0.3	2	2	3.08	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	108	26.1	20	9	8	0	22	1.06
1974	20	LAA	+0.4	14	19	3.12	39	35	12	4	2	0	0	1127	268.2	262	93	77	8	180	1.26
1975	21	LAA	+3.7	16	9	2.62	34	33	16	5	1	0	0	1029	257.1	211	75	73	7	269	1.10
1976	22	LAA	+2.7	19	10	2.43	34	34	23	2	0	0	0	1142	288.1	212	78	73	9	261	0.99
1977	23	LAA	+2.8	15	9	2.54	31	31	20	7	0	0	0	973	241.1	201	68	61	12	205	1.09
1978	24	LAA	-0.1	18	12	3.65	33	33	10	4	0	0	0	1014	239.0	239	97	60	9	137	1.25
1979	25	LAA	+0.1	7	5	3.89	18	17	2	1	0	0	0	382	90.1	93	39	25	2	46	1.31
1980	26	LAA	+0.7	11	12	4.15	32	31	7	0	1	0	0	870	204.0	223	94	45	8	113	1.31
1981	27	BOS	-0.8	4	10	4.01	24	23	5	2	0	0	0	596	141.1	142	63	43	4	78	1.31
1982	28	TEX	+0.0	7	18	4.21	30	30	7	0	0	0	0	832	194.1	199	91	55	7	87	1.31
1983	29	TEX	+0.5	7	9	3.16	29	22	3	0	1	0	0	667	159.1	144	56	49	7	108	1.21
1984	30	TEX	-1.3	15	15	3.25	35	35	9	1	0	0	0	1054	246.1	234	89	81	6	141	1.28
1985	31	TEX	-0.8	2	7	5.91	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	340	77.2	89	51	23	1	52	1.44
1985	31	DET	+1.2	10	7	3.34	20	20	4	0	0	0	0	567	137.1	131	51	34	2	107	1.20
1985	31	TOT	+0.4	12	14	4.27	33	33	4	0	0	0	0	907	215.0	220	102	57	3	159	1.29
1986	32	DET	-0.4	12	9	4.16	32	31	3	1	1	0	0	812	188.1	196	87	65	3	119	1.39
1987	33	DET	+0.8	15	10	3.91	34	34	5	3	0	0	0	924	218.2	216	95	56	5	146	1.24
1988	34	DET	-1.0	14	11	4.21	32	32	2	0	0	0	0	876	203.0	213	95	64	4	127	1.36
1989	35	DET	-0.2	10	14	3.58	33	33	6	1	0	0	0	955	223.2	227	89	74	8	147	1.35
1990	36	DET	-1.6	9	8	5.31	34	29	1	0	4	1	1	763	176.1	190	104	66	9	114	1.45
1991	37	DET	-1.6	13	12	3.69	33	33	3	2	0	0	0	920	217.1	217	89	78	2	107	1.36
1992	38	DET	-2.6	13	11	4.39	32	31	3	0	0	0	0	818	186.2	188	91	90	7	91	1.49
1993	39	NYM	-0.9	7	15	4.48	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	784	183.0	198	91	48	9	104	1.34
1993	39	NYY	—	0	2	3.20	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	88	19.2	18	7	7	0	12	1.27
1993	39	TOT	-0.9	7	17	4.35	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	872	202.2	216	98	55	9	116	1.34
Career	—	21 yrs	+1.9	240	236	3.66	638	616	143	34	10	1	1	17641	4188.1	4063	1702	1255	129	2773	1.27

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Tanana's career NUT of +1.9

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

3.7

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NUT by Season

+0.3

+0.4

+3.7

+2.7

+2.8

-0.1

+0.1

+0.7

-0.8

+0.0

+0.5

-1.3

+0.4

-0.4

+0.8

-1.0

-0.2

-1.6

-2.6

-0.9

Awards

1975AL Player of the Week

1976AL Player of the Month · AL All-Star

1977AL Player of the Month · AL All-Star

1978AL Player of the Month · AL All-Star

1984Rangers Pitcher of the Year

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