Kirby Snead vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Kirby Snead
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Kirby Snead 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 5.09 and 1.749 for Kirby Snead. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirby Snead and Luis Tiant

Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
7.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
41.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.695
1.695
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
36.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Kirby Snead and Luis Tiant

Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.203
0.203
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirby Snead and Luis Tiant

Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Kirby Snead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Kirby Snead
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50