Luis Tiant

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1982)

W–L 229–172
ERA 3.30
WHIP 1.20
SO 2,416
Pitcher PIV 11616.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
11/23/1940 in Marianao, La Habana, Cuba
Died
10/8/2024 in Wells, ME, USA
MLB Debut
1964-07-19
Last Game
1982-09-04
Awards
3× All-Star · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Luis Clemente Tiant

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
137.0 119.0 2.0 10.0 0 0 0 8.0 9.0 3.0 0 .084 .155 .084 .239

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
41 18 72 35 25 5 516.1 463 213 88 13 119 249 1.53 1.13

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1935 8.0 7.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
1936 10.0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 .000 .300 .000 .300
1939 21.0 21.0 1.0 4.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 .190 .190 .190 .380
1940 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1943 4.0 4.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1944 15.0 13.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
1945 18.0 15.0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 1.0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1946 24.0 20.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 .100 .217 .100 .317
1947 36.0 31.0 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 2.0 3.0 0 0 .065 .147 .065 .212
Listed seasons · 9 137 119 2 10 0 0 0 8 9 3 0 .084 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1935 1 0 2 1 0 0 17.0 14 9 4 0 9 8 2.12 1.35
1936 6 1 9 3 6 0 59.2 35 18 11 0 13 54 1.66 0.80
1939 2 7 9 6 1 0 70.1 76 34 24 1 13 38 3.07 1.26
1943 1 0 3 0 1 0 11.1 15 9 3 0 5 3 2.38 1.76
1944 8 3 13 6 2 1 80.2 71 30 14 3 16 37 1.56 1.08
1945 6 2 11 6 4 2 80.2 76 35 9 5 16 31 1.00 1.14
1946 5 5 9 4 7 1 83.1 73 33 4 2 28 34 0.43 1.21
1947 12 0 16 9 4 1 113.1 103 45 19 2 19 44 1.51 1.08
Listed seasons · 8 41 18 72 35 25 5 516.1 463 213 88 13 119 249 1.53 1.13

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
229 172 573 484 187 49 15 3486.3 3,075 1,280 346 1,104 2,416 3.30 11616.0

Career ERA 3.30 vs. league average 3.63 across their career seasons — 9.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1964 CLE AL 10 4 19 16 9 3 1 127.0 94 40 47 105 2.83 3.58 (+21%) 459.2
1965 CLE AL 11 11 41 30 10 2 1 196.3 166 77 66 152 3.53 3.50 (-1%) 773.1
1966 CLE AL 12 11 46 16 7 5 8 155.0 121 48 50 145 2.79 3.52 (+21%) 1953.6
1967 CLE AL 12 9 33 29 9 1 2 213.7 177 65 67 219 2.74 3.30 (+17%) 2227.1
1968 CLE AL 21 9 34 32 19 9 0 258.3 152 46 73 264 1.60 2.98 (+46%) 6403.4
1969 CLE AL 9 20 38 37 9 1 0 249.7 229 103 129 156 3.71 3.61 (-3%) -7607.6
1970 MIN AL 7 3 18 17 2 1 0 92.7 84 35 41 50 3.40 3.89 (+13%) -1735.0
1971 BOS AL 1 7 21 10 1 0 0 72.3 73 39 32 59 4.85 3.47 (-40%) -284.9
1972 BOS AL 15 6 43 19 12 6 3 179.0 128 38 65 123 1.91 3.26 (+41%) 2976.5
1973 BOS AL 20 13 35 35 23 0 0 272.0 217 101 78 206 3.34 3.75 (+11%) 1638.2
1974 BOS AL 22 13 38 38 25 7 0 311.3 281 101 82 176 2.92 3.63 (+20%) 3926.9
1975 BOS AL 18 14 35 35 18 2 0 260.0 262 116 72 142 4.02 3.71 (-8%) 609.4
1976 BOS AL 21 12 38 38 19 3 0 279.0 274 95 64 131 3.06 3.51 (+13%) -450.9
1977 BOS AL 12 8 32 32 3 3 0 188.7 210 95 51 124 4.53 4.00 (-13%) -279.8
1978 BOS AL 13 8 32 31 12 5 0 212.3 185 78 57 114 3.31 3.69 (+10%) -1549.6
1979 NYA AL 13 8 30 30 5 1 0 195.7 190 85 53 104 3.91 4.00 (+2%) 298.2
1980 NYA AL 8 9 25 25 3 0 0 136.3 139 74 50 84 4.89 3.84 (-27%) 861.7
1981 PIT NL 2 5 9 9 1 0 0 57.3 54 25 19 32 3.92 3.58 (-10%) 616.5
1982 CAL AL 2 2 6 5 0 0 0 29.7 39 19 8 30 5.76 3.86 (-49%) 780.0
Career · 19 seasons 229 172 573 484 187 49 15 3,486.1 3,075 1,280 1,104 2,416 3.30 — 11,616

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
573 513 36 84 14 1 5 44 1 13 146 .164 .185 .224 .409 -2,300

Career AVG .164 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 35.5% below league average.

Career OBP .185 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career SLG .224 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 40.2% below league average.

Career OPS .409 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1964 CLE AL 19 45 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 13 .111 — — — — 0.0
1965 CLE AL 41 68 2 6 0 0 1 3 0 3 30 .088 .245 (-64%) .310 (-59%) .371 (-64%) .682 (-62%) -639.1
1966 CLE AL 46 36 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 12 .111 — — — — 0.0
1967 CLE AL 33 71 9 18 3 0 1 10 0 2 23 .254 .242 (+5%) .306 (-12%) .357 (-5%) .663 (-8%) -109.1
1968 CLE AL 34 87 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 .080 .236 (-66%) .298 (-73%) .340 (-73%) .638 (-73%) -905.0
1969 CLE AL 38 81 8 19 2 1 2 9 0 3 22 .235 .248 (-5%) .320 (-16%) .369 (-3%) .689 (-9%) -144.5
1970 MIN AL 18 32 7 13 4 0 0 4 1 1 6 .406 — — — — 0.0
1971 BOS AL 21 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .158 — — — — 0.0
1972 BOS AL 43 56 3 6 1 0 0 4 0 2 18 .107 .243 (-56%) .310 (-56%) .353 (-65%) .664 (-60%) -501.8
1973 BOS AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 BOS AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 BOS AL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 BOS AL 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 BOS AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 BOS AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 NYA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 NYA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 PIT NL 9 16 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 1 3 .188 — — — — 0.0
1982 CAL AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 573 513 36 84 14 1 5 44 1 13 146 .164 — — — — -2,300

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1975 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 WS BOS 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250
1970 ALCS MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 0 5 4 0 34.7 29 11 11 20 2.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1975 ALCS BOS 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 3 0 3 8 0.00
1975 WS BOS 2 0 3 3 0 25.0 25 10 8 12 3.60
1970 ALCS MIN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 1 1 0 0 13.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2902312042322.182
Away2832821642222.149

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2901782.0158163952912713.23
Away2831704.1149464157511453.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1982-09-04 LAAMILL 000000000
1982-08-29 LAABOSL 000000000
1982-08-22 LAADETW 000000000
1982-08-17 LAABOSW 000000000
1982-08-12 LAAMINW 000000000
1982-08-05 LAAMINL 000000000
1981-10-01 PITWSNL 201100100
1981-09-26 PITSTLL 100000000
1981-09-21 PITNYNL 200000000
1981-09-15 PITCHCW 401100300

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1982-09-04 LAAMIL L 5.11277140
1982-08-29 LAABOS — 2.0444231
1982-08-22 LAADET — 4.0422051
1982-08-17 LAABOS W 8.0821280
1982-08-12 LAAMIN W 7.0611140
1982-08-05 LAAMIN L 3.1544261
1981-10-01 PITWSN L 5.1654250
1981-09-26 PITSTL — 5.1822031
1981-09-21 PITNYN — 7.0522030
1981-09-15 PITCHC W 9.0422181

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 573 484 221 389 35 31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1964 CLE P 19 16 3 21 1 2
1965 CLE P 41 30 17 27 1 2
1966 CLE P 46 16 9 20 4 0
1967 CLE P 33 29 13 17 4 3
1968 CLE P 34 32 15 19 1 2
1969 CLE P 38 37 22 31 4 1
1970 MIN P 18 17 3 14 1 2
1971 BOS P 21 10 5 9 1 0
1972 BOS P 43 19 7 24 1 1
1973 BOS P 35 35 17 31 1 4
1974 BOS P 38 38 22 31 4 1
1975 BOS P 35 35 16 22 4 2
1976 BOS P 38 38 12 34 4 4
1977 BOS P 32 32 16 16 0 0
1978 BOS P 32 31 14 20 0 2
1979 NYA P 30 30 13 27 2 2
1980 NYA P 25 25 13 21 2 3
1981 PIT P 9 9 3 5 0 0
1982 CAL P 6 5 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 573

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1976 Player of the Month August
1976 Player of the Week Week of 1976-09-24
1975 Babe Ruth Award P
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-07-12
1972 TSN Comeback Player of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1976 Cy Young Award AL 5th 10.0 120 0
1976 Most Valuable Player AL 26th 3.0 336 0
1974 Cy Young Award AL 4th 8.0 120 0
1974 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 41.0 336 0
1972 Cy Young Award AL 6th 16.0 120 1
1972 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 70.0 336 0
1968 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 78.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Luis Tiant (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mickey Lolich
    217-191, 3.44 ERA
  2. 96
    Jim Bunning HOF
    224-184, 3.27 ERA
  3. 94
    Jerry Koosman
    222-209, 3.36 ERA
  4. 81
    Bob Welch
    211-146, 3.47 ERA
  5. 81
    Vida Blue
    209-161, 3.27 ERA
  6. 79
    Orel Hershiser
    204-150, 3.48 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Tiant

What years did Luis Tiant play?
Luis Tiant played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1982.
Was Luis Tiant a pitcher?
Yes. Luis Tiant pitched in the major leagues, recording 229 wins and 2416 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luis Tiant hit?
Luis Tiant hit 5 career home runs with 84 hits.