Eric King vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Eric King
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Eric King a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Eric King led in home run suppression (HR9+ 141 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 86). Eric King was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Eric King and Tim Wakefield

Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.61
53.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.67
55.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
8.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
3.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
4.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3688
38.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3272
34.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Eric King and Tim Wakefield

Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.67
55.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric King and Tim Wakefield

Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
203
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA