Aaron Small vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Small led in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 103). Luis Tiant held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 68). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Aaron Small.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Small and Luis Tiant

Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Aaron Small and Luis Tiant

Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Small and Luis Tiant

Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50