Leo Mangum vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Leo Mangum
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Mangum 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 5.37 and 1.606 for Leo Mangum. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Mangum and Luis Tiant

Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.82
18.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
5.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
11.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
41.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
6.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
38.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Leo Mangum and Luis Tiant

Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.012
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Mangum and Luis Tiant

Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
629.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
555.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
111.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
103.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
27.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
125.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
140.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
74.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
29.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.13
10.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Leo Mangum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Leo Mangum
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50