Jimmy Anderson vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Jimmy Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 56), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 84). Jimmy Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Luis Tiant

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Luis Tiant

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Luis Tiant

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
71.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
13.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
80.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
96.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
34.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
52.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
4.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50