Tim Wakefield stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 2011

Starting Pitcher · #49

Age 60 · 6' 2"

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Tim Wakefield played 19 MLB seasons, 1992 to 2011.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
627
W
200
L
180
ERA
4.41
IP
3,226.2
K
2,156
BB
1,205
WHIP
1.35

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1992PIT13812.1592.051351.21
1993PIT246115.61128.159751.71
1995BOS271682.95195.1119681.18
1996BOS3214135.14211.2140901.55
1997BOS3512154.25201.1151871.39
1998BOS361784.58216.0146791.34
1999BOS496115.08140.0104721.56
2000BOS516105.48159.1102651.47
2001BOS459123.90168.2148731.36
2002BOS451152.81163.1134511.05
2003BOS351174.09202.1169711.30
2004BOS3212104.87188.1116631.38
2005BOS3316124.15225.1151681.23
2006BOS237114.63140.090511.33
2007BOS3117124.76189.0110641.35
2008BOS3010114.13181.0117601.18
2009BOS211154.58129.272501.44
2010BOS324105.32140.184361.35
2011BOS33785.12154.293471.36

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
18
W
5
L
7
ERA
6.75
IP
72.0
K
54
BB
38
WHIP
1.47

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
240
CG
33
SHO
6
K/9
6.0
GB
1,807
FB
2,641
G/F
0.70
WP
134

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1992PIT10415.00003
1993PIT8324.10006
1995BOS18615.500011
1996BOS15606.00004
1997BOS15426.80006
1998BOS16206.10006
1999BOS6006.70001
2000BOS5005.80004
2001BOS12007.90005
2002BOS11007.40005
2003BOS18007.50008
2004BOS14005.52893470.89
2005BOS17306.03104030.88
2006BOS13105.81842750.76
2007BOS15005.22543680.710
2008BOS18105.82043600.612
2009BOS12205.01652750.64
2010BOS9005.41872980.611
2011BOS8105.42143150.715

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
60 yearsAug 2, 1966
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1992
Birthplace
Melbourne, FL
Draft
1988Rd 8, Pk 200
College
Florida Tech

Latest performance

Tim Wakefield

Sep 25 · @ NYY · L 6-2

IP
4.0
H
5
R
5
ER
3
BB
5
K
4
HR
1
ERA
5.12

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sun, Sep 25atNYYL 6-245534
Sun, Sep 18vsTBL 8-556625
Tue, Sep 13vsTORW 18-666556
Wed, Sep 07atTORL 11-1053543
Fri, Sep 02vsTEXL 10-043003
Fri, Aug 26vsATHL 15-548843

What were Tim Wakefield's career stats?

Tim Wakefield played 19 seasons for the Pirates and the Red Sox. He had 200 wins and 2,156 strikeouts with a 4.41 ERA over 3,226.2 innings. His best season was 1998: 17 wins, a 4.58 ERA and 146 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1992 to 2011

Tim Wakefield finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 72nd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,156)
  • 111th in wins (pitching) (200)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Tim Wakefield

Playoff series

Tim Wakefield played 12 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 7 series — 2 won, 5 lost.

Tim Wakefield's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2008TBLost 0-112.2652
2007CLELost 0-114.2557
2005CHWLost 0-115.1644
2004NYYLost 1-237.1976
2004STLWon 1-013.2352
2003ATHLost 1-127.2637
2003NYYWon 2-1314.08410

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Tim Wakefield’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.