Mike McDermott vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Mike McDermott
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike 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 6.17 and 1.783 for Mike 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 Mike McDermott and Luis Tiant

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.03
81.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
6.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
11.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
42.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
8.78
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
37.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.54
42.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Mike McDermott and Luis Tiant

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.33
86.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McDermott and Luis Tiant

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
58
217.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
143
536.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
116.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
54.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
176.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.47
58.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
78.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50