Max Scherzer vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Max Scherzer a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Max Scherzer led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 90). Max Scherzer was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Max Scherzer and Tim Wakefield

Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Max Scherzer and Tim Wakefield

Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Scherzer and Tim Wakefield

Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
526.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
55.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA