Tom Hurd vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Tom Hurd
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Hurd 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 3.96 and 1.535 for Tom Hurd. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Hurd and Luis Tiant

Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.52
56.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
8.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
4.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
39.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
34.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Tom Hurd and Luis Tiant

Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Hurd and Luis Tiant

Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
1856.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
543.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
43.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
53.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50