Jake Smith vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jake Smith
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Jake 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 Jake Smith and Luis Tiant

Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
33.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jake Smith and Luis Tiant

Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Smith and Luis Tiant

Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50