Bob McClure vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bob McClure
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob McClure 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 85). Bob McClure held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 76 vs 74). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob McClure and Luis Tiant

Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.4
54.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
3.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3476
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1125
8.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
3.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
5.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5005
38.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
4.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4375
33.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bob McClure and Luis Tiant

Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3475
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.72
93.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob McClure and Luis Tiant

Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
46600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
32.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50