Luis Tiant played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1982, appearing in 573 games over 19 seasons. He recorded a total of 229 W and 172 L, an ERA of 3.3, 2,416 SO, a WHIP of 1.199, and a WAR of 65.7.
Luis Tiant Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Luis Tiant.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Luis Tiant |
| Date of Birth | November 23, 1940 |
| Nationality |  Cuba |
| MLB Debut | 1964 |
📊 Career Summary
Luis Tiant appeared in 573 games over 19 MLB seasons from 1964 to 1982. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 484 (MLB Rank: 59) |
| GF | 51 (MLB Rank: 1,630) |
| W | 229 (MLB Rank: 67) |
| L | 172 (MLB Rank: 91) |
| SV | 15 (MLB Rank: 938) |
| ERA | 3.3 (MLB Rank: 1,955) |
| IP | 3486.1 (MLB Rank: 73) |
| SHO | 49 (MLB Rank: 21) |
| CG | 187 (MLB Rank: 157) |
| SO | 2,416 (MLB Rank: 48) |
| BB | 1104 (MLB Rank: 75) |
| H | 3,075 (MLB Rank: 119) |
| HR | 346 (MLB Rank: 38) |
| SO9 | 6.24 (MLB Rank: 3,612) |
| BB9 | 2.85 (MLB Rank: 8,876) |
| H9 | 7.94 (MLB Rank: 9,937) |
| HR9 | 0.89 (MLB Rank: 4,702) |
| WHIP | 1.199 (MLB Rank: 10,591) |
| WAR | 65.7 (MLB Rank: 44) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1982)
In his final season (1982), Luis Tiant recorded the following stats:
| GS | 5 |
| W | 2 |
| L | 2 |
| ERA | 5.76 |
| IP | 29.2 |
| SO | 30 |
| BB | 8 |
| H | 39 |
| HR | 3 |
| SO9 | 9.1 |
| BB9 | 2.43 |
| H9 | 11.83 |
| HR9 | 0.91 |
| WHIP | 1.584 |
| WAR | −0.3 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1974, 22 W
- Most SO: 1968, 264 SO
- Most IP: 1974, 311.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1968, 8.5 WAR
- Best ERA: 1968, 1.6 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Luis Tiant appeared in 5 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.89, pitched 34.2 IP, struck out 20 batters, with 3 W and 0 L.
Luis Tiant Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | 10 | 4 | 2.83 | 0.714 | 1 | 105 | 127 | 3.9 | 1.11 | 13 | 94 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 128 | 3.44 | 7.4 | 2.23 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 512 |
1965 | 11 | 11 | 3.53 | 0.5 | 1 | 152 | 196.1 | 1.9 | 1.182 | 20 | 166 | 66 | 88 | 77 | 99 | 3.35 | 7 | 2.3 | 30 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 812 |
1966 | 12 | 11 | 2.79 | 0.522 | 8 | 145 | 155 | 4.1 | 1.103 | 16 | 121 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 124 | 3.03 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 16 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0.9 | 7 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 628 |
1967 | 12 | 9 | 2.74 | 0.571 | 2 | 219 | 213.2 | 4.6 | 1.142 | 24 | 177 | 67 | 76 | 65 | 121 | 2.9 | 9.2 | 3.27 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 872 |
1968 | 21 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0 | 264 | 258.1 | 8.5 | 0.871 | 16 | 152 | 73 | 53 | 46 | 186 | 2.04 | 9.2 | 3.62 | 32 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 987 |
1969 | 9 | 20 | 3.71 | 0.31 | 0 | 156 | 249.2 | 3.3 | 1.434 | 37 | 229 | 129 | 123 | 103 | 101 | 4.83 | 5.6 | 1.21 | 37 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1091 |
1970 | 7 | 3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 50 | 92.2 | 1.2 | 1.349 | 12 | 84 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 112 | 4.63 | 4.9 | 1.22 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 390 |
1971 | 1 | 7 | 4.85 | 0.125 | 0 | 59 | 72.1 | -0.4 | 1.452 | 8 | 73 | 32 | 42 | 39 | 77 | 3.63 | 7.3 | 1.84 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 321 |
1972 | 15 | 6 | 1.91 | 0.714 | 3 | 123 | 179 | 6.5 | 1.078 | 7 | 128 | 65 | 45 | 38 | 169 | 2.62 | 6.2 | 1.89 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 713 |
1973 | 20 | 13 | 3.34 | 0.606 | 0 | 206 | 272 | 5.3 | 1.085 | 32 | 217 | 78 | 105 | 101 | 120 | 3.52 | 6.8 | 2.64 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1096 |
1974 | 22 | 13 | 2.92 | 0.629 | 0 | 176 | 311.1 | 7.7 | 1.166 | 21 | 281 | 82 | 106 | 101 | 133 | 3.15 | 5.1 | 2.15 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1266 |
1975 | 18 | 14 | 4.02 | 0.563 | 0 | 142 | 260 | 2.5 | 1.285 | 25 | 262 | 72 | 126 | 116 | 103 | 3.62 | 4.9 | 1.97 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1080 |
1976 | 21 | 12 | 3.06 | 0.636 | 0 | 131 | 279 | 6.3 | 1.211 | 25 | 274 | 64 | 107 | 95 | 129 | 3.58 | 4.2 | 2.05 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1136 |
1977 | 12 | 8 | 4.53 | 0.6 | 0 | 124 | 188.2 | 2.4 | 1.383 | 26 | 210 | 51 | 98 | 95 | 100 | 4.06 | 5.9 | 2.43 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.2 | 10 | 2.4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 814 |
1978 | 13 | 8 | 3.31 | 0.619 | 0 | 114 | 212.1 | 5.6 | 1.14 | 26 | 185 | 57 | 80 | 78 | 126 | 3.98 | 4.8 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 863 |
1979 | 13 | 8 | 3.91 | 0.619 | 0 | 104 | 195.2 | 2.4 | 1.242 | 22 | 190 | 53 | 94 | 85 | 104 | 3.94 | 4.8 | 1.96 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 819 |
1980 | 8 | 9 | 4.89 | 0.471 | 0 | 84 | 136.1 | 0.2 | 1.386 | 10 | 139 | 50 | 79 | 74 | 81 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 1.68 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 588 |
1981 | 2 | 5 | 3.92 | 0.286 | 0 | 32 | 57.1 | 0 | 1.273 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 93 | 3.16 | 5 | 1.68 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 242 |
1982 | 2 | 2 | 5.76 | 0.5 | 0 | 30 | 29.2 | -0.3 | 1.584 | 3 | 39 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 71 | 2.82 | 9.1 | 3.75 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |