Ed Farmer vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Ed Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Wakefield led in run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 85), and home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 74). Ed Farmer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 87). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Wakefield.

Pitching Stats for Ed Farmer and Tim Wakefield

Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
8.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
34.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and Tim Wakefield

Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and Tim Wakefield

Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA