Walter Signer vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Walter Signer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Signer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Signer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Walter Signer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Signer and Luis Tiant

Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
41.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Walter Signer and Luis Tiant

Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Signer and Luis Tiant

Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
37.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
48.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
180
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50