Frank Mountain vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Frank Mountain
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Mountain 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 3.47 and 1.301 for Frank Mountain. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Mountain and Luis Tiant

Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.13
41.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.3
99.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
2.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5343
39.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
812
6.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5016
37.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Frank Mountain and Luis Tiant

Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4863
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
3.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
3.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.828
2.828
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Mountain and Luis Tiant

Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
194
152.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
565.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
513
540
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
124.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
85.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
22.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.26
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
39.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.29
53.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
188.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
159.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
66.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
69.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.6
55.66
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.74
21.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50