Juan Alvarez vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Juan Alvarez
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 5.22 and 1.657 for Juan Alvarez. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Alvarez and Luis Tiant

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
40.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
32.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Juan Alvarez and Luis Tiant

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Alvarez and Luis Tiant

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50