Buck Miller vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Buck Miller and Luis Tiant are fairly close on the surface numbers. Luis Tiant posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.3 vs 4.2) and WHIP (1.214 vs 1.366). Buck Miller had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.23 per nine innings vs 0.89). By the career numbers, Luis Tiant 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 Buck Miller and Luis Tiant

Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.88
50.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
9.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.658
0.658
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
30.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1495
26.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.44
30.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Buck Miller and Luis Tiant

Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4479
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1493
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
2.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
2.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
5.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
4.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
94.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.519
3.519
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.68
74.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Miller and Luis Tiant

Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
227
195.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
525.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
115.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
94.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
12.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.35
46.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
145.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
165.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
56.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
43
37.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
94.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.09
52.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
47.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173.75
173.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.75
13.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
28
24.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Buck Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Buck Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50