Matt Karchner vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Matt Karchner
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Karchner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 82), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Matt Karchner held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Tiant.

Pitching Stats for Matt Karchner and Luis Tiant

Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
8.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
4.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
6.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
40.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
34.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Matt Karchner and Luis Tiant

Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
8.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Karchner and Luis Tiant

Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
66900
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50