Brian Keyser vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Brian Keyser
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Keyser as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Keyser led in home run suppression (HR9+ 187 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 121), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 56). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brian Keyser.

Pitching Stats for Brian Keyser and Luis Tiant

Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.61
19.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
11.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
40.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
36.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.2
40.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Brian Keyser and Luis Tiant

Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.61
19.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Keyser and Luis Tiant

Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50