Joe Klink vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Joe Klink
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Klink as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Klink led in home run suppression (HR9+ 237 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 137 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 76). Role difference aside, Joe Klink holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Klink and Tim Wakefield

Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.026
1.026
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
39.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
34.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Klink and Tim Wakefield

Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.119
0.119
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Klink and Tim Wakefield

Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
35200
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA