Eduardo Salazar vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Eduardo Salazar 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 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Luis Tiant

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.68
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
9.2
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.38
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
6.82
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2481
38.88
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.22
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2208
34.6
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Luis Tiant

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.69
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.49
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Luis Tiant

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
293.27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
511.21
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
9.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.55
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-0.17
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.98
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA