Justin Masterson vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Justin Masterson
MillenialJamaicaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Justin Masterson a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Justin Masterson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 143 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 77). Justin Masterson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Justin Masterson and Tim Wakefield

Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.38
46.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.32
71.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1181
8.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
3.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
7.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5217
39.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
4.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4554
34.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Justin Masterson and Tim Wakefield

Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
2.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.32
71.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Masterson and Tim Wakefield

Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
4300
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
22.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
25.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
216.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA