Scott Bailes vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Scott Bailes
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Bailes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Wakefield led in run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 70), and home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 61). Scott Bailes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 92). Role difference aside, Tim Wakefield holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Bailes and Tim Wakefield

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.99
46.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
4.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
10.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
4.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3011
39.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
5.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2680
35.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Scott Bailes and Tim Wakefield

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Bailes and Tim Wakefield

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
343
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA