Justin James vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Justin James
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin 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 4.5 and 2.750 for Justin 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 Justin James and Luis Tiant

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Justin James and Luis Tiant

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin James and Luis Tiant

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