Pete Meegan vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Pete Meegan
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaRichmond VirginiansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Meegan 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 3.9 and 1.200 for Pete Meegan. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Meegan and Luis Tiant

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
3.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
8.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
4.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
38.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
6.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
36.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Pete Meegan and Luis Tiant

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.5
82.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Meegan and Luis Tiant

Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
171.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
579.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
26.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
122.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.04
24.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50