Tommy John vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Tommy John
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Tommy John a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Tommy John led in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 90). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 69). Tommy John was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tommy John and Tim Wakefield

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
3.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14131
27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4710.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4783
9.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
2.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
4.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19692
37.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
3.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
0.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18101
34.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Tommy John and Tim Wakefield

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129
27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
2.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
2.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy John and Tim Wakefield

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
443.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
900
524.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
82.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
71.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
10.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.05
17.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
98.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
25.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
31.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
53.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.54
10.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
19.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
122.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
54.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA