Don August vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Don August
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Don August a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Don August led in home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 69). Don August was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don August and Tim Wakefield

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
10.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
39.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.98
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
35.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Don August and Tim Wakefield

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don August and Tim Wakefield

Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA