Don Hood vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Don Hood
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Hood as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 69), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 87). Don Hood held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Hood and Luis Tiant

Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.28
49.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
3.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2545
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
848.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
8.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
3.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3651
38.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
4.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3194
33.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Don Hood and Luis Tiant

Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2545
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
848.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.96
91.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Hood and Luis Tiant

Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
8509.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
545.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
19.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
20.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
245.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
2.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Don Hood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Don Hood
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50