Bob Howry vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bob Howry
Gen XArizonaThrows RightBats 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 Bob Howry 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 84), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 92). Bob Howry held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 121). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Tiant.

Pitching Stats for Bob Howry and Luis Tiant

Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
8.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.39
46.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2363
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
787.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
8.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3321
37.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
3.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2968
33.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Howry and Luis Tiant

Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
8.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2363
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
787.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Howry and Luis Tiant

Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
769
76900
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
20.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50