Guy Hecker vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Guy Hecker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Hecker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Hecker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Guy Hecker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Hecker and Luis Tiant

Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
1.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.52
54.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
0.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
2.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8772
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2924
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2922
8.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
3.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12415
38.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
5.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11851
36.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Guy Hecker and Luis Tiant

Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
1.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18129
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6043
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
4.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4266
6.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
6.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.529
5.529
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Hecker and Luis Tiant

Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
138.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3052
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
565.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
513
540
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812
159.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
123.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
9.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
35.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376.32
73.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
212.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
194.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
99.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
54.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
150
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418.9
82.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
28.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
19.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.14
31.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50