Bud Swartz vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bud Swartz
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Swartz 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 6.75 and 3.000 for Bud Swartz. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Swartz and Luis Tiant

Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.29
13.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bud Swartz and Luis Tiant

Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Swartz and Luis Tiant

Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3000
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50