Lou McEvoy vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Lou McEvoy
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou McEvoy 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 7.79 and 1.918 for Lou McEvoy. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou McEvoy and Luis Tiant

Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
7.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
11.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.55
11.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
46.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
40.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Lou McEvoy and Luis Tiant

Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou McEvoy and Luis Tiant

Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1020
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
12.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50