Bryan Shaw vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bryan Shaw
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Shaw 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 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 92). Bryan Shaw held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Shaw and Luis Tiant

Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
8.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
3.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3270
38.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2904
34.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bryan Shaw and Luis Tiant

Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Shaw and Luis Tiant

Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50