Bob Smith vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bob Smith
Silent GenerationNew HampshireThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Smith 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 4.05 and 1.614 for Bob Smith. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Smith and Luis Tiant

Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
9.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
40.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
5.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
35.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Smith and Luis Tiant

Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Smith and Luis Tiant

Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
1761.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
561.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.65
-32.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
309.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
1.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50