Rudy Arroyo vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arroyo 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 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Luis Tiant

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Luis Tiant

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Luis Tiant

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50