Mike Barlow vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Mike Barlow
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Barlow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Barlow led in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 92). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Barlow.

Pitching Stats for Mike Barlow and Tim Wakefield

Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
246.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
10.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
39.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
5.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
34.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Mike Barlow and Tim Wakefield

Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
246.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Barlow and Tim Wakefield

Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
26600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-128.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA