Dewey McDougal vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Dewey McDougal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey McDougal 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 8.3 and 2.005 for Dewey McDougal. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey McDougal and Luis Tiant

Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
8.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
14.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.44
14.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.586
0.586
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
44.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
11.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.005
2.005
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
40.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.9
44.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Dewey McDougal and Luis Tiant

Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
87.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.619
1.619
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey McDougal and Luis Tiant

Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
21
242.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
44
507.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
27.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
161.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
26.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
196.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50