Antonio Alfonseca vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Antonio Alfonseca
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Antonio Alfonseca 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 108), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 97). Antonio Alfonseca held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Tiant.

Pitching Stats for Antonio Alfonseca and Luis Tiant

Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
8.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.61
48.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
4.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
3.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
5.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2710
39.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
4.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Antonio Alfonseca and Luis Tiant

Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
8.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Antonio Alfonseca and Luis Tiant

Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
23680
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
10.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-3.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
320
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Antonio Alfonseca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Antonio Alfonseca
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50