Ryan Madson vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 3.57 and 1.407 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Madson and Luis Tiant

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.68
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.96
55.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
3.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
9.2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.38
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
6.82
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
38.88
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.22
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
34.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Ryan Madson and Luis Tiant

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.69
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.49
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
97.48
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Madson and Luis Tiant

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
293.27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
511.21
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
9.4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.55
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.6
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-0.17
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.98
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA