Mike Maddux vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Mike Maddux
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Maddux 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 83), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 115). Mike Maddux held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Maddux and Luis Tiant

Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.32
51.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
4.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2585
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
861.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
9.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
2.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
5.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3685
38.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
4.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3300
34.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Maddux and Luis Tiant

Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2585
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
861.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
2.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.479
0.479
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Maddux and Luis Tiant

Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
473
2533.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
92
492.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
5.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
12
64.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.96
-15.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
182.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50