Tom Healey vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Tom Healey
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Healey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Healey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Tom Healey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Healey and Luis Tiant

Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
38.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
36.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Tom Healey and Luis Tiant

Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.58
81.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Healey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Healey and Luis Tiant

Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
15
166.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
23.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
17.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
200
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Tom Healey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Tom Healey
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50