How Tim Wakefield's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Tim Wakefield totaled 186 career Hit By Pitch, well above the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1992, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.1 that year. The highest point came in 2001 at 18, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.5 that year. The Hit By Pitch trended upward through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 10 in 2009 to 5 in 2010 and 8 in 2011, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 1 to 18 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Tim Wakefield Lifetime Hit By Pitch

Stats similar to Hit By Pitch for Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield
Hit By Pitch
Career186
Season Avg.9.79
162 Game Avg.48.06
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Tim Wakefield Hit By Pitch Per Season

Tim Wakefield's Hit By Pitch for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tim Wakefield Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Tim Wakefield Hit By Pitch by Team

Tim Wakefield's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tim Wakefield career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Tim Wakefield Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Tim Wakefield's career Hit By Pitch, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Tim Wakefield Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Tim Wakefield Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tim Wakefield's seasonal Hit By Pitch alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Tim Wakefield Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tim Wakefield Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tim Wakefield's MLB career with Hit By Pitch alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Tim Wakefield Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table