Fred Scherman vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Fred Scherman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Scherman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 87). Fred Scherman held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fred Scherman and Luis Tiant

Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.93
55.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
3.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
8.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
4.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2331
39.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2004
33.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Fred Scherman and Luis Tiant

Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Scherman and Luis Tiant

Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
2263.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
82
534.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
65.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
15.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
110.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50