Josh Hader vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Josh Hader
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Hader as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Hader led in strikeout rate (K%+ 164 vs 107), run prevention (ERA+ 149 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 129 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 109). Role difference aside, Josh Hader holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Josh Hader and Luis Tiant

Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.31
52.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
3.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
14.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.56
14.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.005
2.005
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
2019
35.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
5.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
31.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.47
35.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Josh Hader and Luis Tiant

Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.115
0.115
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Hader and Luis Tiant

Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
468
35100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-12.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50