George Spencer vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

George Spencer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and George Spencer 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 4.05 and 1.333 for George Spencer. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Spencer and Luis Tiant

George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
4.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
754
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
8.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
2.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
37.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
33.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for George Spencer and Luis Tiant

George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
34.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
15.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
22.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
21.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Spencer and Luis Tiant

George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
1307.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
535.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
8.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-4.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
225
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50