Charlie Sweeney vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Charlie Sweeney
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Sweeney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Sweeney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.87 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Charlie Sweeney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Sweeney and Luis Tiant

Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.17
55.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3092
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928
8.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
4.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4234
36.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
4.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4062
35.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Charlie Sweeney and Luis Tiant

Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5910
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
3.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.43
89.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.661
2.661
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Sweeney and Luis Tiant

Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
233
146.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
953
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
894
562.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
513
540
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
141.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
110.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
24.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
30.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.66
55.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
178.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
178.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
73.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
52.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
125.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.99
62.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
37.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
54.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
10.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50