Luis Tiant stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1982

Starting Pitcher

Age 85 · 6' 0"

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Luis Tiant played 19 MLB seasons, 1964 to 1982.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
573
W
229
L
172
ERA
3.30
IP
3,486.1
K
2,416
BB
1,104
WHIP
1.20

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1964CLE191042.83127.0105471.11
1965CLE4111113.53196.1152661.18
1966CLE4612112.79155.0145501.10
1967CLE331292.74213.2219671.14
1968CLE342191.60258.1264730.87
1969CLE389203.71249.21561291.43
1970MIN18733.4092.250411.35
1971BOS21174.8572.159321.45
1972BOS431561.91179.0123651.08
1973BOS3520133.34272.0206781.08
1974BOS3822132.92311.1176821.17
1975BOS3518144.02260.0142721.28
1976BOS3821123.06279.0131641.21
1977BOS321284.53188.2124511.38
1978BOS321383.31212.1114571.14
1979NYY301383.91195.2104531.24
1980NYY25894.89136.184501.39
1981PIT9253.9257.132191.27
1982LAA6225.7629.23081.58

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
3
L
0
ERA
2.91
IP
34.0
K
20
BB
11
WHIP
1.18

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
187
SHO
49
K/9
6.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1964CLE0937.40000
1965CLE01027.00000
1966CLE0758.40000
1967CLE0919.20000
1968CLE01999.20000
1969CLE0915.60000
1970MIN0214.90000
1971BOS0107.30000
1972BOS01266.20000
1973BOS02306.80000
1974BOS02575.10000
1975BOS01824.90000
1976BOS01934.20000
1977BOS0335.90000
1978BOS01254.80000
1979NYY0514.80000
1980NYY0305.50000
1981PIT0105.00000
1982LAA0009.10000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
85 yearsNov 23, 1940
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1964
Birthplace
Mariano, Cuba

What were Luis Tiant's career stats?

Luis Tiant played 19 seasons for the Guardians, the Twins, the Red Sox, the Yankees, the Pirates and the Angels. He had 229 wins and 2,416 strikeouts with a 3.30 ERA over 3,486.1 innings. His best season was 1974: 22 wins, a 2.92 ERA and 176 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1964 to 1982

Luis Tiant finished top 10 in a stat 12 times.

All-time career rank

  • 49th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,416)
  • 63rd in wins (pitching) (229)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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