Tommy Hunter vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Tommy Hunter
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Hunter 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 72), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 89), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 100). Tommy Hunter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 183 vs 121). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hunter and Luis Tiant

Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.37
54.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
4.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
930
9.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
6.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3830
37.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
4.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3556
34.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hunter and Luis Tiant

Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.96
93.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hunter and Luis Tiant

Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
508
60960
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50