Jimmy Boyd vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Jimmy Boyd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Jimmy Boyd posted a stronger line than Tim Wakefield. Jimmy Boyd posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.29 vs 4.41) and WHIP (0.857 vs 1.361). By the career numbers, Jimmy Boyd had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Boyd and Tim Wakefield

Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
34.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
32.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Boyd and Tim Wakefield

Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Boyd and Tim Wakefield

Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA