Ken Holtzman vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Ken Holtzman across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 96). Ken Holtzman held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holtzman and Luis Tiant

Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
3.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2787
8.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
2.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1601
5.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12069
37.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10987
34.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ken Holtzman and Luis Tiant

Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8601
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2867
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holtzman and Luis Tiant

Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
456
411.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
547.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
513
540
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
89.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
69.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
19.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.39
20.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
113.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
104.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
35
31.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
34
30.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
67
60.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
13.16
11.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
153.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
36.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50