Steve Smyth vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Luis Tiant posted a stronger line than Steve Smyth. Luis Tiant posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.3 vs 9.35) and WHIP (1.214 vs 1.692). By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Smyth and Luis Tiant

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Smyth and Luis Tiant

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Smyth and Luis Tiant

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50