Shaun Marcum vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Shaun Marcum
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shaun Marcum a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Shaun Marcum led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 92). Shaun Marcum was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shaun Marcum and Tim Wakefield

Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
3.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
8.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4305
37.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3912
34.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Shaun Marcum and Tim Wakefield

Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shaun Marcum and Tim Wakefield

Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
197
738.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
483.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
41.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
22.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
93.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
14.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA