James McJames vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

James McJames
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and James McJames as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McJames posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.41 and 1.361 for Tim Wakefield. By the career numbers, James McJames had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McJames and Tim Wakefield

James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.69
49.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4084
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
9.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
3.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
3.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5933
39.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
5.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5314
35.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for James McJames and Tim Wakefield

James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4083
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.927
1.927
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McJames and Tim Wakefield

James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
178
191.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
577.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
93.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
75.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
22.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
116.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
111.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.43
16.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
98.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
6.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA