Joe Shipley vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Joe Shipley
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Shipley 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 5.93 and 1.909 for Joe Shipley. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Shipley and Luis Tiant

Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
43.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.886
1.886
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
35.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.77
43.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Shipley and Luis Tiant

Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Shipley and Luis Tiant

Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
3480
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50