Robin Roberts vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Robin Roberts and Luis Tiant are fairly close on the surface numbers. Robin Roberts posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 3.57) and WHIP (1.184 vs 1.407). Luis Tiant had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.24 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Robin Roberts and Luis Tiant

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.22
68.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
3.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
9.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.38
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
4.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
6.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
38.88
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2208
34.6
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Robin Roberts and Luis Tiant

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.69
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
2.43
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.47
59.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robin Roberts and Luis Tiant

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
293.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
223
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1525
513.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
190
511.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
85.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
62.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.71
28.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
9.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
116.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
37
99.55
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
36.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
69.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.98
24.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-0.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
45.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.98
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA