Mike Mussina vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Mussina a clear advantage over Luis Tiant across the core pitching metrics. Mike Mussina led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 121), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 96). Mike Mussina was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Mussina and Luis Tiant

Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1458
3.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3460
8.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1559
3.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13576
34.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Mussina and Luis Tiant

Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
1.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
1.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Mussina and Luis Tiant

Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
20.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
15.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50