Bob Kipper vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bob Kipper
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Kipper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant led in home run suppression (HR9+ 74 vs 57), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 80), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 107). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Kipper and Luis Tiant

Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.19
42.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.61
16.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
4.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
8.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
3.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2406
38.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
4.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
34.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Kipper and Luis Tiant

Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.61
16.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Kipper and Luis Tiant

Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
1508.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
95
522.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
13
71.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
11
60.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
11.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
15
82.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
165.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50