Brad Hand vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational 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 Brad Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hand led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 87 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 76). Role difference aside, Brad Hand holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Tim Wakefield

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Tim Wakefield

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Tim Wakefield

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA