Chad Bentz vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Chad Bentz
Gen XAlaskaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Bentz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Wakefield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 7.58 and 1.921 for Chad Bentz. By the career numbers, Tim Wakefield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Bentz and Tim Wakefield

Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
5.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
34.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Chad Bentz and Tim Wakefield

Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bentz and Tim Wakefield

Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA