Bob James vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob James led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 84). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Tim Wakefield

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Tim Wakefield

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Tim Wakefield

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA