Jack Morris vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jack Morris
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Jack Morris across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 103). Jack Morris held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jack Morris and Luis Tiant

Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
1.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.73
57.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1657
3.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3567
8.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
0.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
3.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
5.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.012
1.012
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16120
37.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
4.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14445
34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Morris and Luis Tiant

Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
1.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
1.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
0.97
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
1.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
1.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.5
96.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Morris and Luis Tiant

Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
568
340800
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50