Bumpus Jones vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bumpus Jones
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bumpus Jones 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 7.99 and 1.896 for Bumpus Jones. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bumpus Jones and Luis Tiant

Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
45.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.896
1.896
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
35.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bumpus Jones and Luis Tiant

Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bumpus Jones and Luis Tiant

Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
80.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
79.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bumpus Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Bumpus Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50