How Luis Tiant's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Luis Tiant totaled 3,075 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1982, posting 39, well below the starting pitcher average of 135.6 that year. The highest point came in 1974 at 281, well above the starting pitcher average of 131.9 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 139 in 1980 to 54 in 1981 and 39 in 1982, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 39 to 281 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Luis Tiant Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Luis Tiant
| Luis Tiant
Hits | Luis Tiant
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 3075 | 7.94 |
| Season Avg. | 161.84 | 7.94 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 869.37 | 7.94 |
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Luis Tiant Hits Per Season
Luis Tiant's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Luis Tiant Hits by Team
Luis Tiant's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Luis Tiant Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Luis Tiant's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Luis Tiant Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Luis Tiant's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Luis Tiant Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Luis Tiant's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
