Kodai Senga vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Kodai Senga
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Kodai Senga a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Kodai Senga led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 87). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 70). Kodai Senga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kodai Senga and Tim Wakefield

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
7.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
10.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1196
37.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
33.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.77
37.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Kodai Senga and Tim Wakefield

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kodai Senga and Tim Wakefield

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA