Phil Knell vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Phil Knell
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Knell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 4.05 and 1.503 for Phil Knell. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Knell and Luis Tiant

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.75
46.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.9
84.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
4.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1478
9.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
4.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
3.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6612
40.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1019
6.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5771
35.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Phil Knell and Luis Tiant

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4503
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.142
2.142
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Knell and Luis Tiant

Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
201
176.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
575.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
513
540
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
107.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
86.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.2
33.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
141.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
130.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
69.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
55.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
122.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.97
32.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
100.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
5.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50