Donovan Hand vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Donovan Hand
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Donovan Hand 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 3.53 and 1.346 for Donovan Hand. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Donovan Hand and Luis Tiant

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
5.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
37.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
33.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Donovan Hand and Luis Tiant

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Donovan Hand and Luis Tiant

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1280
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-20.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50