Yusei Kikuchi vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Yusei Kikuchi
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Yusei Kikuchi a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Yusei Kikuchi led in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 84), and home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 78). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 90). Yusei Kikuchi was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Yusei Kikuchi and Tim Wakefield

Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.97
93.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
4.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2964
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
8.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
9.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4243
38.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
4.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3830
34.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Yusei Kikuchi and Tim Wakefield

Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2964
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.97
93.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yusei Kikuchi and Tim Wakefield

Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
29850
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA