Michael Wacha vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Michael Wacha a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Michael Wacha led in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 84). Michael Wacha was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Michael Wacha and Tim Wakefield

Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Michael Wacha and Tim Wakefield

Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Wacha and Tim Wakefield

Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA