William Matthews vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

William Matthews
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and William Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, William Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Matthews and Luis Tiant

William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
37.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
31.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for William Matthews and Luis Tiant

William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Matthews and Luis Tiant

William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-62.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50