Alex McRae vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Alex McRae
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McRae 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 7.34 and 1.868 for Alex McRae. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex McRae and Luis Tiant

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
11.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
43.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
37.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.58
43.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Alex McRae and Luis Tiant

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex McRae and Luis Tiant

Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
1133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
40.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50