Bill James vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Tim Wakefield. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 4.41) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.361). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Tim Wakefield

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.62
72.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
4.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Tim Wakefield

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9679
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3226.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Tim Wakefield

Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
125.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA