Chris Short vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Short a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Chris Short led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 84). Chris Short was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Chris Short and Tim Wakefield

Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
1.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.56
50.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Chris Short and Tim Wakefield

Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
1.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.55
61.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Short and Tim Wakefield

Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
9.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
75.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.74
-5.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.84
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
153.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
44.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA