Ed Smith vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed 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 3.48 and 1.661 for Ed 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 Ed Smith and Luis Tiant

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
12.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.48
12.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
42.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
8.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
40.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.97
42.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Smith and Luis Tiant

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Smith and Luis Tiant

Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
16.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
11.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50