Pedro Baez vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Baez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Baez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 3.57 and 1.407 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Pedro Baez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Baez and Luis Tiant

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.68
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.06
56.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.57
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
9.2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
6.82
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
38.88
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.22
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
33.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
34.6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Luis Tiant

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.69
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.49
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.49
86.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Luis Tiant

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
293.27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
511.21
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
9.4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.6
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-0.17
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.98
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA