Rich Hand vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Rich Hand across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 71), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 94). Rich Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hand and Luis Tiant

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
4.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
8.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
5.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
39.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Rich Hand and Luis Tiant

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hand and Luis Tiant

Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
105
500
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
109
519.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
16
76.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
18.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
20
95.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
21
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
12.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
147.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50