Steve Jones vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Jones 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 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Luis Tiant

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Luis Tiant

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Luis Tiant

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50