Michael McDermott vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Michael McDermott
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael McDermott 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 4.16 and 1.684 for Michael McDermott. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael McDermott and Luis Tiant

Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
42.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
6.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
38.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.05
42.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Michael McDermott and Luis Tiant

Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael McDermott and Luis Tiant

Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
565.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
33.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
171.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
29.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
11.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Michael McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Michael McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50