Wilcy Moore vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Wilcy Moore
Lost GenerationTexasThrows 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 Wilcy 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 3.7 and 1.395 for Wilcy 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 Wilcy Moore and Luis Tiant

Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.68
53.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.26
12.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
3.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
9.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
3.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.631
0.631
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
39.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
36.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Wilcy Moore and Luis Tiant

Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.103
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilcy Moore and Luis Tiant

Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
696
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
546.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
19
50.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
10.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
25
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
27
72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
12
32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
-4
-10.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
258.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Wilcy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Wilcy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50