Tommy Hunter vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Tommy Hunter
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Hunter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 183 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tommy Hunter.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hunter and Tim Wakefield

Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.37
54.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
4.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
930
9.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
6.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3830
37.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3556
34.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hunter and Tim Wakefield

Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.96
93.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hunter and Tim Wakefield

Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
508
60960
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA