Herm Starrette vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Herm Starrette
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Herm Starrette as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herm Starrette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.54 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Herm Starrette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herm Starrette and Luis Tiant

Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
37.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
33.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.17
37.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Herm Starrette and Luis Tiant

Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herm Starrette and Luis Tiant

Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-15.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Herm Starrette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Herm Starrette
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50