Cole Sands vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Cole Sands
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sands as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Sands led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 84). Role difference aside, Cole Sands holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cole Sands and Tim Wakefield

Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
9.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
38.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
34.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Cole Sands and Tim Wakefield

Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Sands and Tim Wakefield

Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
157
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA