Hipolito Peña vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Hipolito Peña
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Hipolito Peña 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 3.57 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.84 and 1.572 for Hipolito Peña. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hipolito Peña and Luis Tiant

Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.68
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.57
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
9.2
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.38
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
6.82
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
40.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2481
38.88
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.22
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
32.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
34.6
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Hipolito Peña and Luis Tiant

Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.69
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.49
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
97.48
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hipolito Peña and Luis Tiant

Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
293.27
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
511.21
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.49
9.4
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
99.55
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.6
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-0.17
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.98
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA