Julio Solano vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Julio Solano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Julio Solano 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 4.55 and 1.448 for Julio Solano. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Julio Solano and Luis Tiant

Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
8.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
4.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
5.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
5.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
33.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Julio Solano and Luis Tiant

Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Solano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Julio Solano and Luis Tiant

Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
4542.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Julio Solano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Julio Solano
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50