Santo Alcala vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Santo Alcala across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 78), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 95). Santo Alcala held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Luis Tiant

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.53
48.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Luis Tiant

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.647
0.647
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.53
48.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Luis Tiant

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.26
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
16.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
12
90
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50