Herb Harris vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Herb Harris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Harris 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 10.29 and 2.714 for Herb Harris. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Harris and Luis Tiant

Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.97
11.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.714
2.714
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Herb Harris and Luis Tiant

Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Harris and Luis Tiant

Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50