Jim Mecir vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jim Mecir
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Mecir as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Mecir led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 103). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 98). Role difference aside, Jim Mecir holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Mecir and Luis Tiant

Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
8.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2263
38.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
4.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1973
33.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Mecir and Luis Tiant

Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Mecir and Luis Tiant

Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
284400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50