Jumbo McGinnis vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jumbo McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jumbo McGinnis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jumbo McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.164 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Jumbo McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jumbo McGinnis and Luis Tiant

Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.35
56.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
2.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4811
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1603.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1572
8.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
3.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6806
38.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
958
5.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6465
36.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jumbo McGinnis and Luis Tiant

Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4995
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.84
85.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jumbo McGinnis and Luis Tiant

Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
193
154.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
586.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
513
540
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
123.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
92.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
22.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
30.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
38.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
163.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
136.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
60.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
33
26.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
84.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.64
39.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
749
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50