Scott Stratton vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Scott Stratton
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Stratton 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 3.87 and 1.380 for Scott Stratton. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Stratton and Luis Tiant

Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.97
45.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
3.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5677
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1892.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
10.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
2.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.531
0.531
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8291
39.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
6.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7788
37.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Scott Stratton and Luis Tiant

Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9300
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3100
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
1.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
1.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
3.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.76
92.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.802
2.802
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Stratton and Luis Tiant

Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
391
154.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1518
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1390
549.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
513
540
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
150.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
120.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
14.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
30.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188.65
74.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
200
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
200.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
79.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
64.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
141.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208.41
82.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
43.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
56.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.69
10.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
22.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
22.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50