Pete Smith vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Pete Smith
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Pete Smith across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 83), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 93). Pete Smith held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Pete Smith and Luis Tiant

Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.56
70.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
4.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
9.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
3.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
5.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4423
38.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
4.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Pete Smith and Luis Tiant

Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.56
70.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Smith and Luis Tiant

Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
234
416.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
337
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
279
496.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
58.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
48.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.45
13.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
41
73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
52
92.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
26.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
26.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
53.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
3.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
147.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
67.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50