Joe McClain vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Luis Tiant posted a stronger line than Joe McClain. Luis Tiant posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.3 vs 4.42) and WHIP (1.214 vs 1.360). By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Luis Tiant

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
38.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Luis Tiant

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Luis Tiant

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50