Sam Moffet vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Sam Moffet
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moffet 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 4 and 1.459 for Sam Moffet. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Moffet and Luis Tiant

Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.14
17.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
303.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
10.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
40.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
7.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
37.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.76
6.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
40.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Sam Moffet and Luis Tiant

Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
2.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.132
2.132
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Moffet and Luis Tiant

Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
88
152.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
346
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
575.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
97.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
71.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.57
27.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
126.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
121.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
16
27.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
93.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.35
21.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
114.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Sam Moffet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Sam Moffet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50