Bill Morrell vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bill Morrell
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Morrell 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 4.64 and 1.594 for Bill Morrell. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Morrell and Luis Tiant

Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
10.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.77
10.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
39.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
36.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Morrell and Luis Tiant

Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Morrell and Luis Tiant

Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
654.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
37
504.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
23.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
150
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
29.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bill Morrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bill Morrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50