Ed Sukla vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ed Sukla
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Sukla 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 5.26 and 1.383 for Ed Sukla. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Sukla and Luis Tiant

Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
35.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Sukla and Luis Tiant

Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Sukla and Luis Tiant

Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50