James Hoyt vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

James Hoyt
MillenialIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and James Hoyt 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 3.94 and 1.344 for James Hoyt. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Hoyt and Luis Tiant

James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
8.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
11.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.83
11.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
39.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
34.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for James Hoyt and Luis Tiant

James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Hoyt and Luis Tiant

James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
64200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50