Jim Moore vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jim Moore
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Moore 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 4.52 and 1.407 for Jim Moore. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Moore and Luis Tiant

Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
9.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
39.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
36.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Moore and Luis Tiant

Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Moore and Luis Tiant

Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
726.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
14.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-3.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jim Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jim Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50