Tim Wakefield vs. David Weathers — Career Comparison

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and David Weathers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 90 for Tim Wakefield and 94 for David Weathers, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 84 and 85 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to David Weathers — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.