Rocky Childress vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress 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 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Luis Tiant

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
5.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Luis Tiant

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Luis Tiant

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
12.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
9.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50