Rick Kester vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Rick Kester
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Kester 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 5.98 and 1.746 for Rick Kester. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Kester and Luis Tiant

Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
41.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
36.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Rick Kester and Luis Tiant

Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Kester and Luis Tiant

Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.91
-60.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50