Hobie Harris vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Hobie Harris
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Hobie 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 5.12 and 1.759 for Hobie 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 Hobie Harris and Luis Tiant

Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
42.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.759
1.759
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
35.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Hobie Harris and Luis Tiant

Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hobie Harris and Luis Tiant

Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Hobie Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Hobie Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50