Terry Mathews vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Terry Mathews
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Mathews 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 80), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 106), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 98). Terry Mathews held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Terry Mathews and Luis Tiant

Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
6.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.16
51.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
4.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
9.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
6.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1822
38.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
34.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Terry Mathews and Luis Tiant

Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
6.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Mathews and Luis Tiant

Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
8100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
94.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
99.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.53
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50