Harry Hedgpeth vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Harry Hedgpeth
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Hedgpeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Hedgpeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Harry Hedgpeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Hedgpeth and Luis Tiant

Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Harry Hedgpeth and Luis Tiant

Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Harry Hedgpeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hedgpeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Hedgpeth and Luis Tiant

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