Alex Hardy vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Alex Hardy
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Hardy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 4.41 and 1.361 for Tim Wakefield. By the career numbers, Alex Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Hardy and Tim Wakefield

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
34.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Alex Hardy and Tim Wakefield

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Hardy and Tim Wakefield

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
46.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
49.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA