Ed Killian vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ed Killian
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Killian posted a stronger line than Luis Tiant. Ed Killian posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.38 vs 3.3) and home runs allowed (0.05 per nine innings vs 0.89). By the career numbers, Ed Killian had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Killian and Luis Tiant

Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.91
56.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.11
84.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
2.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
8.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
2.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
6508
36.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
3.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
5956
33.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Killian and Luis Tiant

Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4848
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1616
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
3.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.516
2.516
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.18
80.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Killian and Luis Tiant

Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
220
204.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
566.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
513
540
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
118.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
93.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.36
35.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
151.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
133.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
52.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
48.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
100.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.57
37.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
93.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.39
6.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
19
17.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50