Dan Smith vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Dan Smith
Gen XMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan 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 4.66 and 1.966 for Dan 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 Dan Smith and Luis Tiant

Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
44.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.931
1.931
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.38
44.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Dan Smith and Luis Tiant

Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Smith and Luis Tiant

Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50