Luis Tiant was born on Saturday, November 23, 1940, in Marianao, Cuba. Tiant was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 19, 1964, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Luis Tiant baseball stats page.
"You can talk about anybody else on that team (1975 Boston Red Sox) you want to, but when the chips are on the line, Luis Tiant is the greatest competitor I've ever seen." - Palmer, Jim. Hall of Fame Pitcher. LUIS TIANT’S BRILLIANT CAREER LANDED HIM ON HALL OF FAME BALLOT. Muder, Craig. Director of Communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. [Luis Tiant Quotes]
Luis TiantLuis "El Tiante" Tiant Autograph on a 2005 Upper Deck Ultimate Signatures Decades (#SD-LT) |
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Luis TiantLuis Tiant Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1964 | 24 | Indians | 19 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.83 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 127.0 | 512 | 94 | 40 | 41 | 13 | 47 | 2 | 105 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1965 | 25 | Indians | 41 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.53 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 196.1 | 812 | 166 | 77 | 88 | 20 | 66 | 3 | 152 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1966 | 26 | Indians | 46 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 2.79 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 155.0 | 628 | 121 | 48 | 50 | 16 | 50 | 4 | 145 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1967 | 27 | Indians | 33 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.74 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 213.2 | 872 | 177 | 65 | 76 | 24 | 67 | 2 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
1968 | 28 | Indians | 34 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 1.60 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 258.1 | 987 | 152 | 46 | 53 | 16 | 73 | 4 | 264 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
1969 | 29 | Indians | 38 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 3.71 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 249.2 | 1,091 | 229 | 103 | 123 | 37 | 129 | 11 | 156 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
1970 | 30 | Twins | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92.2 | 390 | 84 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1971 | 31 | Red Sox | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.1 | 321 | 73 | 39 | 42 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
1972 | 32 | Red Sox | 43 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1.91 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 179.0 | 713 | 128 | 38 | 45 | 7 | 65 | 5 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1973 | 33 | Red Sox | 35 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3.34 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 272.0 | 1,096 | 217 | 101 | 105 | 32 | 78 | 3 | 206 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1974 | 34 | Red Sox | 38 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 2.92 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 311.1 | 1,266 | 281 | 101 | 106 | 21 | 82 | 3 | 176 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | 35 | Red Sox | 35 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4.02 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 260.0 | 1,080 | 262 | 116 | 126 | 25 | 72 | 0 | 142 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | 36 | Red Sox | 38 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3.06 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 279.0 | 1,136 | 274 | 95 | 107 | 25 | 64 | 2 | 131 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | 37 | Red Sox | 32 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 4.53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 188.2 | 814 | 210 | 95 | 98 | 26 | 51 | 3 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | 38 | Red Sox | 32 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.31 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 212.1 | 863 | 185 | 78 | 80 | 26 | 57 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
1979 | 39 | Yankees | 30 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.91 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 195.2 | 819 | 190 | 85 | 94 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | 40 | Yankees | 25 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136.1 | 588 | 139 | 74 | 79 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | 41 | Pirates | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 242 | 54 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | 42 | Angels | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 135 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
19 Years | 573 | 484 | 51 | 229 | 172 | .571 | 3.30 | 187 | 49 | 15 | 3,486.1 | 14,365 | 3,075 | 1,280 | 1,400 | 346 | 1,104 | 53 | 2,416 | 27 | 49 | 4 | 0 |
Luis TiantLuis Tiant Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1964 | 24 | Indians | 19 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .111 | .178 |
1965 | 25 | Indians | 41 | 68 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .088 | .127 | .132 |
1966 | 26 | Indians | 46 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .135 | .111 |
1967 | 27 | Indians | 33 | 71 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .270 | .338 |
1968 | 28 | Indians | 34 | 87 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .080 | .080 | .092 |
1969 | 29 | Indians | 38 | 81 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .235 | .267 | .358 |
1970 | 30 | Twins | 18 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .406 | .424 | .531 |
1971 | 31 | Red Sox | 21 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .158 | .211 |
1972 | 32 | Red Sox | 43 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .107 | .138 | .125 |
1973 | 33 | Red Sox | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1974 | 34 | Red Sox | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 35 | Red Sox | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1976 | 36 | Red Sox | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 37 | Red Sox | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 38 | Red Sox | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 39 | Yankees | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 40 | Yankees | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 41 | Pirates | 9 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .235 | .313 |
1982 | 42 | Angels | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
19 Years | 573 | 513 | 36 | 84 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 146 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .164 | .185 | .224 |
Luis TiantLuis Tiant Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1964 Indians | P | 19 | 16 | 381 | 25 | 1.3 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.70 |
1965 Indians | P | 41 | 30 | 589 | 45 | 1.1 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.02 |
1966 Indians | P | 46 | 16 | 465 | 33 | 0.7 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .879 | 1.68 |
1967 Indians | P | 33 | 29 | 641 | 34 | 1.0 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 1.26 |
1968 Indians | P | 34 | 32 | 775 | 35 | 1.0 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.18 |
1969 Indians | P | 38 | 37 | 749 | 57 | 1.5 | 53 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 1.91 |
1970 Twins | P | 18 | 17 | 278 | 18 | 1.0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.65 |
1971 Red Sox | P | 21 | 10 | 217 | 15 | 0.7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.74 |
1972 Red Sox | P | 43 | 19 | 537 | 32 | 0.7 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.56 |
1973 Red Sox | P | 35 | 35 | 816 | 49 | 1.4 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.59 |
1974 Red Sox | P | 38 | 38 | 934 | 57 | 1.5 | 53 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 1.53 |
1975 Red Sox | P | 35 | 35 | 780 | 42 | 1.2 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.32 |
1976 Red Sox | P | 38 | 38 | 837 | 50 | 1.3 | 46 | 12 | 34 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.48 |
1977 Red Sox | P | 32 | 32 | 566 | 32 | 1.0 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.53 |
1978 Red Sox | P | 32 | 31 | 637 | 34 | 1.1 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.44 |
1979 Yankees | P | 30 | 30 | 587 | 42 | 1.4 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.84 |
1980 Yankees | P | 25 | 25 | 409 | 36 | 1.4 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.24 |
1981 Pirates | P | 9 | 9 | 172 | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.26 |
1982 Angels | P | 6 | 5 | 89 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.30 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 573 | 484 | 10,459 | 645 | 1.1 | 610 | 221 | 389 | 35 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 1.57 | |
19 Years | 573 | 484 | 10,459 | 645 | 1.1 | 610 | 221 | 389 | 35 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 1.57 |
Luis TiantLuis Tiant Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1964 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 45.0 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 2.23 | 7.44 | 3.33 |
1965 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 68.0 | 2.3 | 22.7 | 2.30 | 6.97 | 3.03 |
1966 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 2.90 | 8.42 | 2.90 |
1967 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 71.0 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 3.27 | 9.22 | 2.82 |
1968 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.2 | 29.0 | 3.62 | 9.20 | 2.54 |
1969 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 40.5 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 1.21 | 5.62 | 4.65 |
1970 Twins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 1.22 | 4.86 | 3.98 |
1971 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 19.0 | 1.84 | 7.34 | 3.98 |
1972 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 14.0 | 1.89 | 6.18 | 3.27 |
1973 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.64 | 6.82 | 2.58 |
1974 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.15 | 5.09 | 2.37 |
1975 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.97 | 4.92 | 2.49 |
1976 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.05 | 4.23 | 2.06 |
1977 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.43 | 5.92 | 2.43 |
1978 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 4.83 | 2.42 |
1979 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.96 | 4.78 | 2.44 |
1980 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.68 | 5.55 | 3.30 |
1981 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.68 | 5.02 | 2.98 |
1982 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.75 | 9.10 | 2.43 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
19 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.6 | 3.5 | 11.7 | 2.19 | 6.24 | 2.85 |
Luis TiantLuis Tiant Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1964 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1969 Cleveland Indians | 33 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1970 Minnesota Twins | 33 | $50,000.00 | - | - |
1971 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1972 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $120,000.00 | - | - |
1973 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $140,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $160,000.00 | Stats | - |
1975 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $185,000.00 | - | Stats |
1976 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $190,000.00 | Stats | - |
1977 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Boston Red Sox | 23 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
1979 New York Yankees | 23 | $370,000.00 | - | - |
1980 New York Yankees | 23 | $370,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | $197,500.00 | - | - |
1982 California Angels | 33 | $185,000.00 | - | - |
Luis Tiant Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Luis Tiant has won more games than any other Cuban-born pitcher ever? His 229 career wins makes him the only pitcher born in Cuba with 200+ wins and well ahead of the next five: #2. Dolf Luque (194 wins), #3. Mike Cuellar (185 wins), #4. Livan Hernandez (178 wins), #5. Camilo Pascual (174 wins).
Luis Tiant | The Sports Illustrated | October 20, 1975Baseball Almanac Research Library
Luis Tiant appeared in one Fall Classic, the 1975 World Series, and in Game 1, he pitched a complete game shutout. On four days rest, in Game 4, he pitched another complete game, threw 163 pitches, and won again. Then in Game 6, he started the contest, lasted seven innings, and watched from the dugout as Carlton Fisk hit one of the most dramatic World Series, extra-inning, home runs ever hit, a 12th inning blast that forced a Game 7 finale. The Babe Ruth Award, a World Series Most Valuable Player Award (which now includes the entire post season) that is given out by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, was given to El Tiante - the first recipient to earn the honor while playing on the losing team.
Luis Tiant made his Major League debut on July 19, 1964, at Yankee Stadium, and pitched a four-hit, complete game shutout, defeating Whitey Ford, and striking out eleven Bronx Bombers (Tony Kubek 3x, Clete Boyer 3x, Roger Maris 2x, Joe Pepitone 2x, and Whitey Ford once).
Luis Tiant (23 complete games in 1973, 0 shutouts) was the last pitcher in Major League history to throw at least twenty complete games, yet not have a single shutout. Before Tiant, Warren Spahn became the last National League pitcher with the statistical anomaly when he had 22 complete games in 1962, zero shutouts.
Luis Tiant was a three-time All-Star (1968, 1974, 1976), who led the American League in shutouts three times (1966, 1968, 1974), and struck out 200+ batters three years (1967, 1968, 1973). Tiant pitched for six different teams during his nineteen year career and his uniform number always contained a number three. In 1966, Tiant started the season (1966 Game Logs) with three consecutive shutouts, but Frank Robinson made sure he didn't get to four on May 8, 1966, CRUSHING a home run that completely flew out of Memorial Stadium (the first instance in stadium history).
Luis Tiant finished his career with 187 complete games; 16 of them were three-hitters, 10 of them were two-hitters, and 3 of them were one-hitters. Hall of Fame pitchers Catfish Hunter, Hank O'Day, Lefty Gomez, Don Drysdale, Dizzy Dean, Jim Bunning and Sandy Koufax have less career complete games (and wins).
The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was created in 1995 to honor the careers of former Boston Red Sox baseball players. The class of 1997 included, Carlton Fisk, Jimmie Foxx, Harry Hooper, Mel Parnell, Rico Petrocelli, Dick Radatz, Luis Tiant and Cy Young.