Josh James vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Josh James
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 4.64 and 1.322 for Josh James. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh James and Luis Tiant

Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
13.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
38.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
33.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Josh James and Luis Tiant

Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh James and Luis Tiant

Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50