Cole Kimball vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Cole Kimball
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Kimball as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Kimball posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.93 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Cole Kimball had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Kimball and Luis Tiant

Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
37.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
29.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Cole Kimball and Luis Tiant

Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Kimball and Luis Tiant

Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50