Greg Smith vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Greg Smith
MillenialLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Greg Smith and Tim Wakefield are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tim Wakefield had the edge in WHIP (1.361 vs 1.465). By the career numbers, Tim Wakefield had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Greg Smith and Tim Wakefield

Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
5.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
982
38.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
33.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Greg Smith and Tim Wakefield

Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.73
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Smith and Tim Wakefield

Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1326.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
473.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
67.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
76.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA