Elbert Andrews vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Elbert Andrews
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Elbert Andrews 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 10.13 and 2.875 for Elbert Andrews. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elbert Andrews and Luis Tiant

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
49.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.875
2.875
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Elbert Andrews and Luis Tiant

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elbert Andrews and Luis Tiant

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50