Brandon McCarthy vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brandon McCarthy a clear advantage over Luis Tiant across the core pitching metrics. Brandon McCarthy led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 121), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 88). Brandon McCarthy was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Luis Tiant

Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.25
77.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
4.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5163
37.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
4.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4740
34.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Luis Tiant

Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.25
77.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon McCarthy and Luis Tiant

Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
916.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
146
524.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
35.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
43.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50