Bill Fischer vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Bill Fischer
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Bill Fischer a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Bill Fischer led in home run suppression (HR9+ 358 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 256 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 66). Bill Fischer was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bill Fischer and Tim Wakefield

Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.69
43.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.76
27.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
4.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2494
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
831.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936
10.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
3.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.629
0.629
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3563
38.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
4.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3341
36.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Bill Fischer and Tim Wakefield

Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2493
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.76
27.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fischer and Tim Wakefield

Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
281
714.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
505.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
16.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
104.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
9.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
116.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
53.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA