Dave Sells vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Dave Sells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Sells 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 58), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Dave Sells held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 193 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Sells and Luis Tiant

Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
40.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
34.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.53
40.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Dave Sells and Luis Tiant

Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Sells and Luis Tiant

Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
54000
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50