Keone Kela vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Keone Kela
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Keone Kela as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keone Kela led in home run suppression (HR9+ 143 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 140 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 103). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 97). Role difference aside, Keone Kela holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Keone Kela and Luis Tiant

Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
227.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
6.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
11.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.606
1.606
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
36.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
33.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.94
36.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Keone Kela and Luis Tiant

Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
227.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.103
0.103
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keone Kela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keone Kela and Luis Tiant

Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
243
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Keone Kela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Keone Kela
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50