Luis Tiant
1964–1982 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
512G
.164AVG
.185OBP
.224SLG
More career statistics
84H
5HR
44RBI
1SB
229–172W–L
3,486.1IP
2,416K
3.30ERA
484GS
15SV
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 512 | 573 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 14,365 | 14,366 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | 570 | 513 | 36 | 84 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 13 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 115 | .164 | .185 | .224 | .409 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,486.3 | 573 | 484 | 187 | 229 | 172 | 15 | 3,075 | 1,400 | 1,280 | 346 | 1,104 | 2,416 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 | 1.199 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1967-06-11 to 1967-06-25
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game | 1968-07-03 | 1 in 6,639 games | box score ↗ |
| 77 | Fifteen K, No Walks | 1968-07-03 | 1 in 3,241 games | box score ↗ |
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1971-08-14 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 290 | 256 | 42 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 65 | .182 | .195 | .264 |
| Away | 283 | 314 | 42 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 81 | .149 | .150 | .191 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 56 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .237 | .225 | .316 |
| May | 92 | 95 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 26 | .155 | .168 | .179 |
| June | 93 | 84 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | .194 | .202 | .333 |
| July | 99 | 99 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 28 | .172 | .172 | .269 |
| August | 126 | 117 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 32 | .119 | .145 | .139 |
| September | 100 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 30 | .148 | .138 | .157 |
| October | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .300 | .333 | .700 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 58 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .029 | .051 | .114 |
| detroit-tigers | 55 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | .224 | .226 | .310 |
| new-york-yankees | 53 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .265 | .271 | .449 |
| minnesota-twins | 50 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | .143 | .145 | .143 |
| california-angels | 48 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .067 | .083 | .133 |
| chicago-white-sox | 45 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | .234 | .211 | .250 |
| boston-red-sox | 36 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .096 | .105 | .096 |
| athletics | 36 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .111 | .158 | .167 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Cleveland Guardians | 19 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | .111 | 127 | 105 |
| 1965 | Cleveland Guardians | 41 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | .088 | 196 | 152 |
| 1966 | Cleveland Guardians | 46 | 36 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .111 | 155 | 145 |
| 1967 | Cleveland Guardians | 33 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 10 | – | .254 | 213 | 219 |
| 1968 | Cleveland Guardians | 34 | 87 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .080 | 258 | 264 |
| 1969 | Cleveland Guardians | 38 | 81 | 19 | 2 | 9 | – | .235 | 249 | 156 |
| 1970 |  Minnesota Twins | 18 | 32 | 13 | – | 4 | 1 | .406 | 92 | 50 |
| 1971 |  Boston Red Sox | 21 | 19 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .158 | 72 | 59 |
| 1972 | Boston Red Sox | 43 | 56 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .107 | 179 | 123 |
| 1973 | Boston Red Sox | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 272 | 206 |
| 1974 | Boston Red Sox | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 311 | 176 |
| 1975 | Boston Red Sox | 35 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 260 | 142 |
| 1976 | Boston Red Sox | 38 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 279 | 131 |
| 1977 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 188 | 124 |
| 1978 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 212 | 114 |
| 1979 |  New York Yankees | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 195 | 104 |
| 1980 | New York Yankees | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 136 | 84 |
| 1981 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 16 | 3 | – | 4 | – | .188 | 57 | 32 |
| 1982 |  California Angels | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 30 |