Clay Hensley vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Clay Hensley
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Hensley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 82). Clay Hensley held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Clay Hensley and Luis Tiant

Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.08
18.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
8.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
6.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2225
38.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
33.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Clay Hensley and Luis Tiant

Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.08
18.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Hensley and Luis Tiant

Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
1621.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
101
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
87
516.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
47.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
35.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
59.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
71.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
35.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-10.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
273.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
59.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clay Hensley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Clay Hensley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50