Joe Berry vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Joe Berry
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Berry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Berry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.133 compared to 4.41 and 1.361 for Tim Wakefield. By the career numbers, Joe Berry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Berry and Tim Wakefield

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
7.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
37.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125
34.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Berry and Tim Wakefield

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9679
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3226.1
9
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Berry and Tim Wakefield

Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
133
985.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
518.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
81.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
20.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
96.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
111.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
16.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
103.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA