Walt Huntzinger vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Walt Huntzinger
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Huntzinger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Huntzinger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 4.41 and 1.361 for Tim Wakefield. By the career numbers, Walt Huntzinger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Huntzinger and Tim Wakefield

Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
9.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
38.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
35.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Walt Huntzinger and Tim Wakefield

Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9679
27
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3226.1
9
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Huntzinger and Tim Wakefield

Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
60
947.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
19.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
17.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA