Kurt Knudsen vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Kurt Knudsen
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Kurt Knudsen 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 90), home run suppression (HR9+ 74 vs 53), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 77). Kurt Knudsen held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 107). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Knudsen and Luis Tiant

Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
41.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
34.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Kurt Knudsen and Luis Tiant

Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Knudsen and Luis Tiant

Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Kurt Knudsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Kurt Knudsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50