Archie McKain vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Archie McKain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie McKain 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 4.26 and 1.515 for Archie McKain. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie McKain and Luis Tiant

Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.32
55.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.61
20.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1459
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
486.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
9.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
40.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
36.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Archie McKain and Luis Tiant

Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie McKain and Luis Tiant

Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
614.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
163
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
142
522.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
92.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
14
51.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.26
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.3
45.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
150.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
154.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.06
40.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
176.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50