Hector Mercado vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Hector Mercado
Gen XP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Hector Mercado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hector Mercado led in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 72). Role difference aside, Hector Mercado holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Hector Mercado and Tim Wakefield

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
40.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.84
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Hector Mercado and Tim Wakefield

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hector Mercado and Tim Wakefield

Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
7466.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-40.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA