Kevin Saucier vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Kevin Saucier
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Saucier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Saucier led in home run suppression (HR9+ 218 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kevin Saucier.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Saucier and Tim Wakefield

Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
8.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
37.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
31.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Kevin Saucier and Tim Wakefield

Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Saucier and Tim Wakefield

Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.25
-41.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
366.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
1.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA