Rich Hinton vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Rich Hinton
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Hinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Hinton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 121), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 79). Role difference aside, Rich Hinton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hinton and Luis Tiant

Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
10.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
5.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
39.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
5.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
35.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Rich Hinton and Luis Tiant

Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hinton and Luis Tiant

Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
7733.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
43.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50