Kevin Kobel vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Kevin Kobel
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Kevin Kobel a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Kevin Kobel led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 78). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 81). Kevin Kobel was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Kobel and Tim Wakefield

Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.65
55.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
9.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
3.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2014
38.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809
34.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Kevin Kobel and Tim Wakefield

Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.65
55.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Kobel and Tim Wakefield

Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
115
793.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
73
503.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
75.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
17.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
14.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
179.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA