Jeremy Affeldt vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jeremy Affeldt
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeremy Affeldt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 89). Jeremy Affeldt held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Luis Tiant

Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904
8.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4034
39.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
4.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3529
34.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Luis Tiant

Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.63
94.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Luis Tiant

Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
24442.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
26.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
30.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50