Ernie Herbert vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ernie Herbert
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Herbert 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 3.35 and 1.435 for Ernie Herbert. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Herbert and Luis Tiant

Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
39.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
34.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ernie Herbert and Luis Tiant

Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.486
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Herbert and Luis Tiant

Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
713.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
210.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
178.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.02
97.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
110.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ernie Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ernie Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50