Mike Scott vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Mike Scott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Scott a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Mike Scott led in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 86). Mike Scott was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Scott and Tim Wakefield

Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.45
53.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
3.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1858
8.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1469
6.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.013
1.013
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8571
37.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
3.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7746
33.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Mike Scott and Tim Wakefield

Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.98
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Scott and Tim Wakefield

Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
348
281.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
527.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
65.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
52.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.27
13.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
81.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
87.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
61.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.96
-1.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
279
225.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
47.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA