Clyde Hatter vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde Hatter 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 8.44 and 2.391 for Clyde Hatter. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clyde Hatter and Luis Tiant

Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
8.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
12.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.87
12.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
47.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.391
2.391
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.67
47.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Clyde Hatter and Luis Tiant

Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde Hatter and Luis Tiant

Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
34.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
44.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
240
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Clyde Hatter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Clyde Hatter
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50