Mike Harkey vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Mike Harkey
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Harkey a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Mike Harkey led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 74). Mike Harkey was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Harkey and Tim Wakefield

Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
4.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
9.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
0.825
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2852
39.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
35.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Mike Harkey and Tim Wakefield

Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.15
80.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Harkey and Tim Wakefield

Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
132
419.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
520.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
95.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
22.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
111.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
107.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
20.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
161.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA