Tim Wakefield vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Witt a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Mike Witt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 84). Mike Witt was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tim Wakefield and Mike Witt

Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Tim Wakefield and Mike Witt

Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Wakefield and Mike Witt

Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA