Rudy Sommers vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Rudy Sommers
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Sommers 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 4.81 and 1.644 for Rudy Sommers. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Sommers and Luis Tiant

Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
39.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
6.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
34.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Rudy Sommers and Luis Tiant

Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Sommers and Luis Tiant

Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
618.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
81.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
86.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rudy Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rudy Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50