Clay Holmes vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Clay Holmes
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Holmes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Holmes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 200 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 103). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Clay Holmes.

Pitching Stats for Clay Holmes and Luis Tiant

Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
6.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
7.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
3.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
8.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2168
38.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
4.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1891
33.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Clay Holmes and Luis Tiant

Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
6.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Holmes and Luis Tiant

Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
344
17200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-63.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
350
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.71
1.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Clay Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Clay Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50