Dave Jolly vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Dave Jolly
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Jolly 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 3.77 and 1.593 for Dave Jolly. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Jolly and Luis Tiant

Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
3.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
7.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
6.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
4.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
40.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
34.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Dave Jolly and Luis Tiant

Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
252.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Jolly and Luis Tiant

Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
1777.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
122.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.26
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
67.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
211.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
188.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.73
74.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
144.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50