Joe Smith vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Smith posted a stronger line than Tim Wakefield. Joe Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.1 vs 4.41) and WHIP (1.000 vs 1.361). By the career numbers, Joe Smith 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 Joe Smith and Tim Wakefield

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Smith and Tim Wakefield

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Smith and Tim Wakefield

Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA