Doug Rau vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Doug Rau
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Doug Rau a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Doug Rau led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 84). Doug Rau was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Rau and Tim Wakefield

Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.23
84.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3783
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259
8.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
4.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
0.856
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5314
37.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4801
34.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Doug Rau and Tim Wakefield

Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3784
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.82
96.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.23
84.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Rau and Tim Wakefield

Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
222
293.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
498.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
76.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
71.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.88
15.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
83.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
114.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
55.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
13.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
125.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
60.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA