Rudy Seanez vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Rudy Seanez
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Seanez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Seanez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 74), run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 89). Role difference aside, Rudy Seanez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Seanez and Luis Tiant

Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
8.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
4.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1698
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
8.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.518
1.518
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
39.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2136
33.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Rudy Seanez and Luis Tiant

Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
8.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1698
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Seanez and Luis Tiant

Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
54400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rudy Seanez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rudy Seanez
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50