Dennis Higgins vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Dennis Higgins
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Higgins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Higgins led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 80). Role difference aside, Dennis Higgins holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Higgins and Tim Wakefield

Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
7.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
4.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
7.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1772
38.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1521
33.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Dennis Higgins and Tim Wakefield

Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Higgins and Tim Wakefield

Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
241
2224.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
535.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
13.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
8.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA