Dick Selma vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Dick Selma
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Selma 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 83), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 94). Dick Selma held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Tiant.

Pitching Stats for Dick Selma and Luis Tiant

Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.76
24.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
7.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
7.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3558
38.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
4.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3116
33.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Dick Selma and Luis Tiant

Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2526
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.76
96.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.52
24.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Selma and Luis Tiant

Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
860.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
203
538.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
8.1
21.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
44
116.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
15.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
201.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
2.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
16
42.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50