Sandy Koufax vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Sandy Koufax
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Sandy Koufax a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Sandy Koufax led in strikeout rate (K%+ 181 vs 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 90). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 67). Sandy Koufax was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sandy Koufax and Tim Wakefield

Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
6.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2396
9.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
9497
36.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
8662
33.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Sandy Koufax and Tim Wakefield

Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sandy Koufax and Tim Wakefield

Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
397
277.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
542.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
52.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
44.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
6.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
9.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
62.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
18.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
36.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.49
-11.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
386
269.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
2.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
24.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA