Windy McCall vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Windy McCall
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Windy McCall 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 4.22 and 1.431 for Windy McCall. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Windy McCall and Luis Tiant

Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
8.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
3.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
5.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
38.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
34.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Windy McCall and Luis Tiant

Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Windy McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Windy McCall and Luis Tiant

Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
1435.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
514.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
16.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
14.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
139.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
4.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Windy McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Windy McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50