Max Scherzer vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Max Scherzer a clear advantage over Luis Tiant across the core pitching metrics. Max Scherzer led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 107), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 102). Max Scherzer was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Max Scherzer and Luis Tiant

Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Max Scherzer and Luis Tiant

Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Scherzer and Luis Tiant

Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50