Luis Tiant Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Luis Tiant
NameLuis Tiant
Date of BirthNovember 23, 1940
Nationality
Cuba
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1964
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Luis Tiant Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Luis Tiant.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS484 (MLB Rank: 59)
GF51 (MLB Rank: 1,650)
W229 (MLB Rank: 67)
L172 (MLB Rank: 91)
SV15 (MLB Rank: 955)
ERA3.3 (MLB Rank: 1,975)
IP3486.1 (MLB Rank: 74)
SHO49 (MLB Rank: 21)
CG187 (MLB Rank: 157)
SO2,416 (MLB Rank: 49)
BB1104 (MLB Rank: 75)
H3,075 (MLB Rank: 119)
HR346 (MLB Rank: 39)
SO96.24 (MLB Rank: 3,750)
BB92.85 (MLB Rank: 9,018)
H97.94 (MLB Rank: 10,068)
HR90.89 (MLB Rank: 4,839)
WHIP1.199 (MLB Rank: 10,741)
WAR65.7 (MLB Rank: 44)

📊 Last Season Summary (1982)

In his final season (1982), Luis Tiant recorded the following stats:

GS5
W2
L2
ERA5.76
IP29.2
SO30
BB8
H39
HR3
SO99.1
BB92.43
H911.83
HR90.91
WHIP1.584
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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