Doug Simons vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Doug Simons
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Simons 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 6.68 and 1.455 for Doug Simons. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Simons and Luis Tiant

Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
39.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
34.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Doug Simons and Luis Tiant

Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Simons and Luis Tiant

Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
7350
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-40.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50