Sam Shaw vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Sam Shaw
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 3.91 and 1.522 for Sam Shaw. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Shaw and Luis Tiant

Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
42.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
36.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.13
42.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Sam Shaw and Luis Tiant

Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Shaw and Luis Tiant

Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
29.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
31.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50