Michael Jackson vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Michael Jackson
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 104), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 89). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Michael Jackson and Luis Tiant

Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
7.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.06
48.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
3.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3565
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
7.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
3.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
7.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4966
37.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
3.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4351
32.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Michael Jackson and Luis Tiant

Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
7.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3565
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Jackson and Luis Tiant

Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1005
18272.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
27.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
24.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
8.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50