Arch McCarthy vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Arch McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows 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 Arch McCarthy 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 6.13 and 1.681 for Arch McCarthy. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arch McCarthy and Luis Tiant

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
11.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
41.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.681
1.681
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
36.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Arch McCarthy and Luis Tiant

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arch McCarthy and Luis Tiant

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
5.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.88
-17.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50