Mike Shea vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Mike Shea
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Shea 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 7.02 and 2.160 for Mike Shea. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Shea and Luis Tiant

Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
14.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
47.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
13.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
42.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.52
47.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Shea and Luis Tiant

Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Shea and Luis Tiant

Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
47.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
63.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50