Steve Slayton vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Steve Slayton
Greatest GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Slayton 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 3.86 and 1.286 for Steve Slayton. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Slayton and Luis Tiant

Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
33.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Slayton and Luis Tiant

Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Slayton and Luis Tiant

Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Steve Slayton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Steve Slayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50