Floyd Holston vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Floyd Holston
UnknownBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Floyd Holston 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 7.71 and 1.286 for Floyd Holston. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Floyd Holston and Luis Tiant

Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
7.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
38.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
7.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
34.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Floyd Holston and Luis Tiant

Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Floyd Holston and Luis Tiant

Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
72.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
112.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Floyd Holston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Floyd Holston
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50