Andrew Messenger vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Andrew Messenger
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Tim Wakefield posted a stronger line than Andrew Messenger. Tim Wakefield posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.361 vs 1.680) and home runs allowed (1.17 per nine innings vs 1.44). By the career numbers, Tim Wakefield had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Andrew Messenger and Tim Wakefield

Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
10.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
41.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Andrew Messenger and Tim Wakefield

Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9679
27
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3226.1
9
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andrew Messenger and Tim Wakefield

Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
15.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
3.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA