Marty Kutyna vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Marty Kutyna 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 3.88 and 1.434 for Marty Kutyna. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Kutyna and Luis Tiant

Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
39.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
35.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Marty Kutyna and Luis Tiant

Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Kutyna and Luis Tiant

Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
1800
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
14.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
14.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.5
26.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50