Joe Sparma vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Joe Sparma a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Joe Sparma led in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 83). Joe Sparma was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sparma and Tim Wakefield

Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Sparma and Tim Wakefield

Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sparma and Tim Wakefield

Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
209.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
56.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA