Rich Harden vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Rich Harden
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Rich Harden a clear advantage over Luis Tiant across the core pitching metrics. Rich Harden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 159 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 154 vs 103). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 80). Rich Harden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Harden and Luis Tiant

Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.82
60.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
3.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2785
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
928.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
7.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
4.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
9.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3929
38.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
4.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3428
33.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Rich Harden and Luis Tiant

Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2785
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
928.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Harden and Luis Tiant

Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
1193.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
76
530.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
69.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
11.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
12
83.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
12
83.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
216.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50