Luis Arroyo vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Luis Arroyo
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Arroyo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Arroyo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 4.41 and 1.361 for Tim Wakefield. By the career numbers, Luis Arroyo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Arroyo and Tim Wakefield

Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
8.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
39.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
35.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Luis Arroyo and Tim Wakefield

Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Arroyo and Tim Wakefield

Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
246
1039.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
540.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
122.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
109.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
30.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
143.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
34.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
118.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
46.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA