Al McBean vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Al McBean 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 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 108), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 95). Al McBean held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Tiant.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Luis Tiant

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
3.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Luis Tiant

Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Luis Tiant

Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.26
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50