By Speece vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

By Speece
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and By Speece 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 4.73 and 1.608 for By Speece. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for By Speece and Luis Tiant

By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
11.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
3.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
41.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
37.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for By Speece and Luis Tiant

By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
By Speece
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for By Speece and Luis Tiant

By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
688.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
25.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
9
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
16.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
188.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
By Speece
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
By Speece
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50