Jack Katoll vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalPrussiaThrows RightBats LeftChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Katoll 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 3.32 and 1.446 for Jack Katoll. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Katoll and Luis Tiant

Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
10.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.77
10.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
39.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
6.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
36.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Katoll and Luis Tiant

Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.75
90.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Katoll and Luis Tiant

Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
50
182.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
164
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
545.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
20
73.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
16
58.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
25.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
27
98.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
124.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
98.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
18.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
47.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
102.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.86
5.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50