Cole Sulser vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Cole Sulser
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sulser 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 3.51 and 1.311 for Cole Sulser. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Sulser and Luis Tiant

Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
7.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
9.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
37.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
32.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Cole Sulser and Luis Tiant

Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Sulser and Luis Tiant

Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
157
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50