Earl Henry vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Earl Henry
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Henry 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 5.03 and 1.551 for Earl Henry. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Henry and Luis Tiant

Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
8.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
39.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
33.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Earl Henry and Luis Tiant

Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Henry and Luis Tiant

Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
1200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
37.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
49.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Earl Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Earl Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50