Jay Howell vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Jay Howell
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Howell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Howell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 84). Role difference aside, Jay Howell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jay Howell and Tim Wakefield

Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
6.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.25
52.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2534
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
844.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
8.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3564
37.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.84
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3184
33.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Jay Howell and Tim Wakefield

Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
6.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2534
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
844.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Howell and Tim Wakefield

Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
568
28400
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-26.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA