John Dopson vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

John Dopson
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give John Dopson a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. John Dopson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 92). John Dopson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Dopson and Tim Wakefield

John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.64
82.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2176
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
725.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
9.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
4.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3125
38.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2811
34.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for John Dopson and Tim Wakefield

John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2176
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
725.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.64
82.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Dopson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Dopson and Tim Wakefield

John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
144
1393.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
532.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
2.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
58.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.31
-32.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
329.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
John Dopson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dopson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA