John Danks vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

John Danks
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Danks and Tim Wakefield are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 92 for John Danks and 90 for Tim Wakefield, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 86 and 84 respectively. If forced to pick, John Danks gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for John Danks and Tim Wakefield

John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.17
43.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4510
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1102
6.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6415
38.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
4.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5804
34.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for John Danks and Tim Wakefield

John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4510
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.44
96.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Danks and Tim Wakefield

John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
5292.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
514.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
2.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.05
-22.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA