Mike Scott vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Mike Scott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Mike Scott across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 106), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 94). Mike Scott held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Scott and Luis Tiant

Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.45
53.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
3.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1858
8.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1469
6.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8571
37.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
3.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7746
33.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Scott and Luis Tiant

Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Scott and Luis Tiant

Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
348
281.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
527.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
81
65.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
52.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
16.27
13.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
101
81.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
87.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
33
26.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
36.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
61.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.96
-1.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
279
225.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
47.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50