Anthony Kay vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Anthony Kay
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Kay 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 5.59 and 1.617 for Anthony Kay. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Anthony Kay and Luis Tiant

Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.91
15.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
9.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.582
1.582
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
41.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
35.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Anthony Kay and Luis Tiant

Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Anthony Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.91
15.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Anthony Kay and Luis Tiant

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