Bob Friend vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Bob Friend comes out ahead of Tim Wakefield in this starter comparison. Bob Friend led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 62). The edge goes to Bob Friend.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and Tim Wakefield

Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3772
9.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Tim Wakefield

Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
71.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Tim Wakefield

Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
63.84
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
54.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
7.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
9.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
81.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
25.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
52.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
173.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
55.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA