Jorge Alcala vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jorge Alcala
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jorge Alcala 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 skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 74 vs 70). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jorge Alcala and Luis Tiant

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
7.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
37.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
33.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.39
37.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jorge Alcala and Luis Tiant

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jorge Alcala and Luis Tiant

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50