Alex Vesia vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Alex Vesia
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Vesia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Vesia led in run prevention (ERA+ 166 vs 90), home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 78), and strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 87). Tim Wakefield held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 92). Role difference aside, Alex Vesia holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alex Vesia and Tim Wakefield

Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
12.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.11
12.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.801
1.801
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
37.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
32.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Alex Vesia and Tim Wakefield

Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.073
0.073
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Vesia and Tim Wakefield

Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
45000
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.49
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA