Tim Wakefield vs. Carl Willis — Career Comparison

Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Carl Willis
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Willis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 176 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 182 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 84). Role difference aside, Carl Willis holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Wakefield and Carl Willis

Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1668
38.49
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
35.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Tim Wakefield and Carl Willis

Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Wakefield and Carl Willis

Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
22885.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
29.7
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA