Jamie Arnold vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jamie Arnold led in home run suppression (HR9+ 320 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 92). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 46). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jamie Arnold.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Tim Wakefield

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Tim Wakefield

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Tim Wakefield

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
50
1428.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA