Craig Anderson vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Anderson 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 5.1 and 1.607 for Craig Anderson. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Anderson and Luis Tiant

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Luis Tiant

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Luis Tiant

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
6.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50