B. J. Ryan vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

B. J. Ryan
Gen XLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican 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 B. J. Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. B. J. Ryan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 200 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 74). Role difference aside, B. J. Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for B. J. Ryan and Tim Wakefield

B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
7.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
4.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2273
38.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
32.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for B. J. Ryan and Tim Wakefield

B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for B. J. Ryan and Tim Wakefield

B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
168000
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA