Aaron Small vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Small led in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 68). Role difference aside, Aaron Small holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Small and Tim Wakefield

Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Aaron Small and Tim Wakefield

Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Small and Tim Wakefield

Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA