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1964–1982 · P
Luis Tiant
6' 0", 180 lbs·Lived to 84·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
The Almanac's Take
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Career Highs
1.60
Best ERA · 1968
22
Most W · 1974
264
Most K · 1968
0.871
Best WHIP · 1968
Career Arc · OPS
10 seasonsCareer Arc · ERA
19 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
19 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CLE | 19 | 45 | 1 | 3 | .111 | .289 | — |
| 1965 | CLE | 41 | 68 | 1 | 3 | .088 | .259 | — |
| 1966 | CLE | 46 | 36 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .246 | — |
| 1967 | CLE | 33 | 71 | 1 | 10 | .254 | .608 | — |
| 1968 | CLE | 34 | 87 | 0 | 3 | .080 | .172 | — |
| 1969 | CLE | 38 | 81 | 2 | 9 | .235 | .625 | — |
| 1970 | MIN | 18 | 32 | 0 | 4 | .406 | .955 | 134 |
| 1971 | BOS | 21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .368 | 54 |
| 1972 | BOS | 43 | 56 | 0 | 4 | .107 | .263 | 40 |
| 1973 | BOS | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | BOS | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | BOS | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 1976 | BOS | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 1977 | BOS | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | BOS | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | NYY | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | NYY | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | PIT | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 | .188 | .548 | 80 |
| 1982 | CAL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 573 | 513 | 5 | 44 | .164 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
19 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CLE | 19 | 127.0 | 10 | 4 | 2.83 | 127 | 105 | 1.110 |
| 1965 | CLE | 41 | 196.3 | 11 | 11 | 3.53 | 99 | 152 | 1.182 |
| 1966 | CLE | 46 | 155.0 | 12 | 11 | 2.79 | 126 | 145 | 1.103 |
| 1967 | CLE | 33 | 213.7 | 12 | 9 | 2.74 | 120 | 219 | 1.142 |
| 1968 | CLE | 34 | 258.3 | 21 | 9 | 1.60 | 186 | 264 | 0.871 |
| 1969 | CLE | 38 | 249.7 | 9 | 20 | 3.71 | 97 | 156 | 1.434 |
| 1970 | MIN | 18 | 92.7 | 7 | 3 | 3.40 | 114 | 50 | 1.349 |
| 1971 | BOS | 21 | 72.3 | 1 | 7 | 4.85 | 71 | 59 | 1.452 |
| 1972 | BOS | 43 | 179.0 | 15 | 6 | 1.91 | 171 | 123 | 1.078 |
| 1973 | BOS | 35 | 272.0 | 20 | 13 | 3.34 | 112 | 206 | 1.085 |
| 1974 | BOS | 38 | 311.3 | 22 | 13 | 2.92 | 124 | 176 | 1.166 |
| 1975 | BOS | 35 | 260.0 | 18 | 14 | 4.02 | 92 | 142 | 1.285 |
| 1976 | BOS | 38 | 279.0 | 21 | 12 | 3.06 | 115 | 131 | 1.211 |
| 1977 | BOS | 32 | 188.7 | 12 | 8 | 4.53 | 88 | 124 | 1.383 |
| 1978 | BOS | 32 | 212.3 | 13 | 8 | 3.31 | 111 | 114 | 1.140 |
| 1979 | NYY | 30 | 195.7 | 13 | 8 | 3.91 | 102 | 104 | 1.242 |
| 1980 | NYY | 25 | 136.3 | 8 | 9 | 4.89 | 78 | 84 | 1.386 |
| 1981 | PIT | 9 | 57.3 | 2 | 5 | 3.92 | 91 | 32 | 1.273 |
| 1982 | CAL | 6 | 29.7 | 2 | 2 | 5.76 | 67 | 30 | 1.584 |
| Career | 573 | 3486.3 | 229 | 172 | — | — | 2416 | — | |
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