Steve Blass vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Steve Blass a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Steve Blass led in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 90). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 88). Steve Blass was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Tim Wakefield

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
8.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
3.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Tim Wakefield

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Tim Wakefield

Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
295
295
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA