Buddy Schultz vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Buddy Schultz
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Buddy Schultz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buddy Schultz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 143 vs 107), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 112). Role difference aside, Buddy Schultz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Schultz and Luis Tiant

Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
8.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
7.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
38.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
33.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Buddy Schultz and Luis Tiant

Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Schultz and Luis Tiant

Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
3072.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
25
454.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
23.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
20.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50