Yuki Matsui vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Yuki Matsui
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Yuki Matsui 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 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 105). Yuki Matsui held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Tiant.

Pitching Stats for Yuki Matsui and Luis Tiant

Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
7.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
37.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
32.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Yuki Matsui and Luis Tiant

Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yuki Matsui and Luis Tiant

Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
125
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50