Chris Sampson vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Chris Sampson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Sampson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sampson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 121), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 63). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chris Sampson.

Pitching Stats for Chris Sampson and Luis Tiant

Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
9.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
38.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
34.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Chris Sampson and Luis Tiant

Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Sampson and Luis Tiant

Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
1521.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
478.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50