Dave Meads vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Dave Meads
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Meads as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Meads led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave Meads.

Pitching Stats for Dave Meads and Tim Wakefield

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
38.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
34.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Dave Meads and Tim Wakefield

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Meads and Tim Wakefield

Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
4020
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
88.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
102.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA