Jim Kern vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jim Kern
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Kern as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Kern led in home run suppression (HR9+ 169 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 68). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Kern.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kern and Luis Tiant

Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
3.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
5.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
7.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3422
38.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
3.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2846
32.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Kern and Luis Tiant

Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kern and Luis Tiant

Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
416
24960
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-39.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50