Zack Kelly vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Zack Kelly
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Kelly 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 101), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 101). Zack Kelly held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Tiant.

Pitching Stats for Zack Kelly and Luis Tiant

Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
38.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
33.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Zack Kelly and Luis Tiant

Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Kelly and Luis Tiant

Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Zack Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Zack Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50