Howie Reed vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Howie Reed
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howie Reed led in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 92). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 76). Role difference aside, Howie Reed holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Howie Reed and Tim Wakefield

Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
8.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2208
38.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
34.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.56
38.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Howie Reed and Tim Wakefield

Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Reed and Tim Wakefield

Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
229
1249.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
91
496.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
14.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
60
327.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA