John Lackey vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

John Lackey
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over John Lackey across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 97), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 115), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 93). John Lackey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Lackey and Luis Tiant

John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
3.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2862
9.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
2.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2294
7.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12030
38.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
4.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for John Lackey and Luis Tiant

John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
0.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Lackey and Luis Tiant

John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
1018.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
265
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
236
534.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
58.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
43.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.51
10.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
33
74.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
35
79.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
18.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
31.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
219.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
45.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50