Jim Konstanty vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jim Konstanty
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherMVPAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Konstanty 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 3.46 and 1.300 for Jim Konstanty. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Konstanty and Luis Tiant

Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
4.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
945.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
9.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
2.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3931
37.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3657
34.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.41
37.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Konstanty and Luis Tiant

Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
20.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
8.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
11.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
11.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.09
96.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Konstanty and Luis Tiant

Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433
1165.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
223
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
543.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
88.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
83.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
14.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
37
99.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
8.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
110.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
16
43.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Jim Konstanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jim Konstanty
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50