Bill Kelso vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bill Kelso
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kelso as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Kelso posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Bill Kelso had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kelso and Luis Tiant

Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
7.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
38.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
33.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Kelso and Luis Tiant

Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kelso and Luis Tiant

Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
1929.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
551.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
2.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.89
-30.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
1.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bill Kelso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bill Kelso
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50