Steve Barber vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Steve Barber a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Steve Barber led in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 90). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 70). Steve Barber was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Tim Wakefield

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.3
53.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.37
58.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
8.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
4.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
5.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8591
38.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7569
34.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Tim Wakefield

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6000
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
2.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.37
58.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Tim Wakefield

Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
466
430.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
520.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
60.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.63
17.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
82.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
97.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
320
295.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
41.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA