Ed Monroe vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ed Monroe
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Monroe 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 3.52 and 1.435 for Ed Monroe. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Monroe and Luis Tiant

Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
39.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
36.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Monroe and Luis Tiant

Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Monroe and Luis Tiant

Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
24.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
11.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50