Brian Flynn vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Brian Flynn
MillenialOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Flynn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Flynn led in home run suppression (HR9+ 162 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brian Flynn.

Pitching Stats for Brian Flynn and Tim Wakefield

Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
9.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
6.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
39.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
34.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Brian Flynn and Tim Wakefield

Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Flynn and Tim Wakefield

Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
6800
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
41.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA