Kirk Saarloos vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Kirk Saarloos
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Kirk Saarloos across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 56), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 89). Kirk Saarloos held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kirk Saarloos and Luis Tiant

Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
5.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
10.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
39.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
5.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
35.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Kirk Saarloos and Luis Tiant

Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk Saarloos and Luis Tiant

Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
1941.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
6.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-15.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50