Bobby Jenks vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bobby Jenks
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Jenks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Jenks led in home run suppression (HR9+ 154 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 136 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 130 vs 107). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 117). Role difference aside, Bobby Jenks holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Jenks and Luis Tiant

Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
8.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
357.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
3.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
8.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1499
37.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
7.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.251
1.251
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
33.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.75
37.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bobby Jenks and Luis Tiant

Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
8.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
357.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.201
0.201
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Jenks and Luis Tiant

Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
348
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50