Kent Mercker vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Mercker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Wakefield led in home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 64), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 84 vs 76), and strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 81). Role difference aside, Tim Wakefield holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kent Mercker and Tim Wakefield

Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.48
52.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.68
21.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
4.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
6.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
4.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5042
34.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Kent Mercker and Tim Wakefield

Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.82
21.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Mercker and Tim Wakefield

Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
1485.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
527.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
59.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.83
14.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
85.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
82.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-1.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
115
244.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
46.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA