Joe Muich vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Joe Muich
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Muich 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 11 and 2.667 for Joe Muich. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Muich and Luis Tiant

Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.14
12.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Muich and Luis Tiant

Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Muich and Luis Tiant

Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50