Luis Tiant

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 37–29
ERA 3.57
WHIP 1.40
SO 435
Pitcher PIV 15985.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 150 lb
Born
8/27/1906 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Died
12/10/1976 in Milton, MA, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Luis Eleuterio Tiant

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
37 29 107 73 39 9 4 574.3 587 228 15 216 435 3.57 15985.4

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 11.7% 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
1930 CSW NNL 4 11 19 16 11 1 0 116.3 126 50 42 80 3.87 4.80 (+19%) 2864.0
1932 CUP EWL 5 3 11 10 7 1 0 71.7 65 23 33 42 2.89 4.13 (+30%) 879.4
1935 NYC NN2 5 3 12 9 3 3 2 71.7 64 32 30 64 4.02 4.35 (+8%) 1520.9
1936 NYC NN2 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 18.7 24 11 9 16 5.30 4.59 (-16%) 701.4
1939 NYC NN2 2 4 8 6 3 1 0 46.0 48 24 15 42 4.70 4.28 (-10%) 1664.3
1943 NYC NN2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 10.3 14 8 5 13 6.97 3.50 (-99%) 496.1
1944 NYC NN2 3 3 9 6 3 0 0 43.3 44 18 13 37 3.74 3.57 (-5%) 1207.3
1945 NYC NN2 4 1 9 6 3 1 1 46.7 51 18 15 45 3.47 3.67 (+5%) 2255.6
1946 NYC NN2 4 3 14 6 3 1 1 70.0 73 21 37 42 2.70 3.59 (+25%) 769.4
1947 NYC NN2 9 0 14 11 6 1 0 79.7 78 23 17 54 2.60 3.97 (+35%) 3627.1
Career · 10 seasons 37 29 107 73 39 9 4 574.1 587 228 216 435 3.57 — 15,985

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
109 190 4 18 0 0 0 11 0 18 4 .095 .176 .095 .271 0

Career AVG .095 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 65.0% below league average.

Career OBP .176 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 47.7% below league average.

Career SLG .095 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 75.2% below league average.

Career OPS .271 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 62.3% 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
1930 CSW NNL 20 41 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 .049 — — — — 0.0
1932 CUP EWL 11 26 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 .192 — — — — 0.0
1935 NYC NN2 12 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .136 — — — — 0.0
1936 NYC NN2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1939 NYC NN2 8 18 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1940 NYC NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 NYC NN2 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1944 NYC NN2 9 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1945 NYC NN2 9 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1946 NYC NN2 14 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1947 NYC NN2 14 28 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .071 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 109 190 4 18 0 0 0 11 0 18 4 .095 — — — — 0

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
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS NYC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1935 NLC NYC 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 3 3 0 9.3 14 10 2 7 9.64

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1947 NWS NYC 0 0 2 2 0 2.3 6 5 0 1 19.29
1935 NLC NYC 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 8 5 2 6 6.43

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home34400601.150
Away52632404.063

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home33162.012848611212.67
Away51238.22374062821.51

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-09-08 NY6HOMW 300000000
1947-08-18 NY6BLGW 411000010
1947-08-15 NY6NW2L 100000000
1947-08-10 NY6BLGW 000000000
1947-08-05 NY6NW2W 100000000
1947-08-03 NY6BLGW 300000100
1947-07-20 NY6HOMW 000000000
1947-07-13 NY6NY5W 000000000
1947-06-29 NY6BLGW 201000100
1947-06-20 NY6BLGW 200000010

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-09-08 NY6HOM W 9.01111200
1947-08-18 NY6BLG W 9.01022110
1947-08-15 NY6NW2 — 4.0533301
1947-08-10 NY6BLG W 7.0030000
1947-08-05 NY6NW2 SV 2.1100110
1947-08-03 NY6BLG W 5.0100120
1947-07-20 NY6HOM — 2.0640100
1947-07-13 NY6NY5 W 9.0600000
1947-06-29 NY6BLG W 7.0630030
1947-06-20 NY6BLG — 3.0630140

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 107 73 10 145 4 4
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 CSW P 19 16 3 32 3 1
1932 CUP P 11 10 2 30 1 1
1935 NYC P 12 9 0 11 0 0
1936 NYC P 8 2 1 5 0 0
1939 NYC P 8 6 1 12 0 0
1940 NYC PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1943 NYC P 3 1 1 0 0 0
1944 NYC P 9 6 0 10 0 1
1945 NYC P 9 6 0 11 0 0
1946 NYC P 14 6 2 19 0 1
1947 NYC P 14 11 0 15 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 107

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Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Tiant

Was Luis Tiant a pitcher?
Yes. Luis Tiant pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 435 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luis Tiant hit?
Luis Tiant hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.