Fred Smith vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Smith and Luis Tiant

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
8.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
38.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Fred Smith and Luis Tiant

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Smith and Luis Tiant

Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
44.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50