Lou Marone vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Lou Marone
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Marone as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Marone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.088 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Lou Marone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Marone and Luis Tiant

Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
35.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
32.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Lou Marone and Luis Tiant

Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Marone and Luis Tiant

Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50