Chad Smith vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Chad Smith
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad 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 7.11 and 1.674 for Chad 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 Chad Smith and Luis Tiant

Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
41.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
33.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Chad Smith and Luis Tiant

Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Smith and Luis Tiant

Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50