Jim Todd vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Jim Todd
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth 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 Jim Todd as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Todd led in home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 63). Role difference aside, Jim Todd holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Todd and Tim Wakefield

Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.08
52.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
39.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1956
34.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Jim Todd and Tim Wakefield

Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Todd and Tim Wakefield

Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
8526.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-43.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA