Dick Marlowe vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Dick Marlowe
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Marlowe 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 4.99 and 1.570 for Dick Marlowe. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Marlowe and Luis Tiant

Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.35
17.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
10.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
39.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
36.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Dick Marlowe and Luis Tiant

Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Marlowe and Luis Tiant

Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
980
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
570
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
19.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
11
110
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
13.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
260
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50