Silver King vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Silver King
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Silver King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Silver King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Silver King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Silver King and Luis Tiant

Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.18
57.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
3.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
9542
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3180.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3098
8.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13671
38.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1803
5.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12558
35.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Silver King and Luis Tiant

Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
1.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10008
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3336
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
1.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
2.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
2.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
92.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.896
1.896
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Silver King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Silver King and Luis Tiant

Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
419
170.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1477
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
530.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
105.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
81.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
23.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120.37
48.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
141.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
173.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
73.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
54.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
127.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126.35
51.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
67.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
113.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Silver King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Silver King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50