Mike Matthews vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Matthews led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 89). Role difference aside, Mike Matthews holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Matthews and Tim Wakefield

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
6.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
39.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
33.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Mike Matthews and Tim Wakefield

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Matthews and Tim Wakefield

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
4950
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
27.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
5.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA