NAME     : Frank Tanana
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/3/1953
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $9,000,000 through 1981
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 9  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 9
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1973   2.34 18  7  0  34  7   4 262.0  68  55 211  NY
  1974   3.38 13 12  0  39  2   0 266.0 100  70 210  NY
  1975   3.45 19 11  0  37  2   2 234.2  90  68 197  NY
  1976   2.44 13  9  0  32  2   1 217.1  59  40 193  NY,LA
  1977   3.14  9  5  0  26  1   1 160.1  56  30 150  LA,CAL,LA
  1978   3.71  8 10  0  34  0   0 179.2  74  38 178  CAL
  1979   3.81  5  6  0  25  0   0 141.2  60  29 157  CAL
  1980   4.93 10 12  0  31  0   0 175.1  96  48 169  CAL,ATL,NYY,ATL
 
  Total ERA   : 3.32
  Total Wins  : 95
  Total Losses: 72
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 8
  Total CG    : 14
  Total K's   : 1465
  Total BB's  : 378
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Signed as a free agent by California on 2/17/1978 to a 4-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1978, going 4-1, 1.51... Injured on 4/7/1979 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks... Injured on 9/4/1979 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks... Traded from California to Atlanta on 3/2/1980... Traded from Atlanta to New York (A) on 4/22/1980 (Going to ATL: C  J. Wockenfuss, 2B G. Hubbard, P  M. Kinnunen, P  D. Demola. Going to NYY: P  F. Tanana, CF J. Cardenal, C  S. Nicosia, P  S. Perzanowski, P  B. Paschall)... Traded from New York (A) to Atlanta on 5/13/1980 (Going to ATL: P  F. Tanana, CF J. Cardenal, C  S. Nicosia, P  B. Paschall, P  S. Perzanowski. Going to NYY: C  J. Wockenfuss, 2B G. Hubbard, P  D. Demola, P  M. Kinnunen)...