Joe Blanton vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Joe Blanton a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Joe Blanton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 87). Joe Blanton was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Tim Wakefield

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
1.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.01
51.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.02
59.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
4.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Tim Wakefield

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
1.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.02
59.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Tim Wakefield

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
6.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-7.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
211.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA