Ray Herbert vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Ray Herbert a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Ray Herbert led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 84), and home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 78). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 78). Ray Herbert was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Tim Wakefield

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.99
57.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
4.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
4.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Tim Wakefield

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.51
56.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Tim Wakefield

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
522.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
33.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA