Matt Albers vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Albers led in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 92). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Albers.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Tim Wakefield

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2882
34.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Tim Wakefield

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Tim Wakefield

Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA