Carl Miles vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Carl Miles
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Miles 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 13.5 and 2.125 for Carl Miles. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Miles and Luis Tiant

Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
46.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Carl Miles and Luis Tiant

Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Miles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Miles and Luis Tiant

Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
363.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
309.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Carl Miles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Carl Miles
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50