Joe Nathan vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Nathan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Nathan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 84). Role difference aside, Joe Nathan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Nathan and Tim Wakefield

Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Nathan and Tim Wakefield

Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nathan and Tim Wakefield

Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA