Tim Wakefield vs. Chase Whitley — Career Comparison

Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chase Whitley
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Chase Whitley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chase Whitley led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 84). Tim Wakefield held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chase Whitley.

Pitching Stats for Tim Wakefield and Chase Whitley

Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.67
22.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
9.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
7.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
38.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
35.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Tim Wakefield and Chase Whitley

Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.81
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.67
22.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Wakefield and Chase Whitley

Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9000
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA