Juan Marichal vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Juan Marichal
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Juan Marichal a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Juan Marichal led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 155 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 90). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 83). Juan Marichal was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Juan Marichal and Tim Wakefield

Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.12
63.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
2.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
8.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2303
5.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14236
36.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
3.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13417
34.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Juan Marichal and Tim Wakefield

Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
2.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
2.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Marichal and Tim Wakefield

Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
475
212.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1221
547.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
90.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
74.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.72
20.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
110.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
108.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
32.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
33.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
64.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.22
13.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
120.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
31.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA