Matt Festa vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Matt Festa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Festa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Festa led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 109 vs 78), and strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 87). Role difference aside, Matt Festa holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Festa and Tim Wakefield

Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
7.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
9.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
38.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
33.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Matt Festa and Tim Wakefield

Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Festa and Tim Wakefield

Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
171
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA