Doug Drabek vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Doug Drabek
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Doug Drabek a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Doug Drabek led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 90). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 86). Doug Drabek was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Drabek and Tim Wakefield

Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
3.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7605
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2535
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
8.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
5.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10518
37.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
4.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9595
34.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Doug Drabek and Tim Wakefield

Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7605
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2535
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
2.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
2.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Drabek and Tim Wakefield

Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
412
305.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
808
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716
531.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
88.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
72.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.49
21.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
109.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
106.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
31.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
34.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
63.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.58
16.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
153.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
49.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA