Rich Hand vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rich Hand and Tim Wakefield are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Rich Hand and 90 for Tim Wakefield, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 83 and 84 respectively. If forced to pick, Rich Hand gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hand and Tim Wakefield

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
5.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
39.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Rich Hand and Tim Wakefield

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hand and Tim Wakefield

Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
105
500
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
519.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
76.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
18.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
95.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
12.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
147.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
10
47.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA