S. Johnson vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

S. Johnson
UnknownNewark StarsEastern Colored LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and S. Johnson 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 67.5 and 9.000 for S. Johnson. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for S. Johnson and Luis Tiant

S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
67.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.5
67.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.82
61.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
148.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
135
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148.5
148.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for S. Johnson and Luis Tiant

S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
S. Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for S. Johnson and Luis Tiant

S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
S. Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
S. Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50