Matt Barnes vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Matt Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Barnes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 84). Role difference aside, Matt Barnes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Tim Wakefield

Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Tim Wakefield

Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Tim Wakefield

Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA