Wade Davis vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Wade Davis
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Wade Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wade Davis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 85 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Wade Davis.

Pitching Stats for Wade Davis and Tim Wakefield

Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
5.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.39
53.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.8
15.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
3.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2971
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
990.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
8.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
3.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
8.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4199
38.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
2.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Wade Davis and Tim Wakefield

Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
5.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2971
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
990.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.8
15.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wade Davis and Tim Wakefield

Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
558
30436.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
24.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
36.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA