Ed Morris vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Ed Morris
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Morris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Morris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.108 compared to 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. By the career numbers, Ed Morris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Morris and Luis Tiant

Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
1.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.36
58.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
2.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8034
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2678
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2468
8.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
4.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11073
37.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10516
35.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Morris and Luis Tiant

Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8241
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2747
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
1.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
2.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.19
89.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Morris and Luis Tiant

Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
317
164.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
577.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
513
540
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
92.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
74.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
9.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
18.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.96
24.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
120.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
115.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
51.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
32.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.3
19.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
19.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
46.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.86
12.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ed Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Ed Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50