Tom Means vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Tom Means
UnknownThrows RightBats RightChicago Columbia GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tom Means and Luis Tiant are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tom Means posted stronger numbers in WHIP (0.900 vs 1.214) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.89). Luis Tiant had the advantage in ERA (3.3 vs 4.05). By the career numbers, Tom Means had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tom Means and Luis Tiant

Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
28.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Tom Means and Luis Tiant

Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Means and Luis Tiant

Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
34.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50