Bill Magee vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bill Magee
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Magee 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 4.94 and 1.600 for Bill Magee. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Magee and Luis Tiant

Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.11
84.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
4.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2231
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
743.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
10.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
4.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3376
40.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
6.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
35.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Magee and Luis Tiant

Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2226
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.79
89.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.972
1.972
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Magee and Luis Tiant

Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
107
214
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
300
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
568
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
11.39
22.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
112
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
116
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.36
18.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
132
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50