Tim Wakefield

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2011)

W–L 200–180
ERA 4.41
WHIP 1.35
SO 2,156
Pitcher PIV -27445.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 210 lb
Born
8/2/1966 in Melbourne, FL, USA
Died
10/1/2023 in Hingham, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1992-07-31
Last Game
2011-09-25
Awards
All-Star · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Timothy Stephen Wakefield

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
200 180 627 463 33 6 22 3226.3 3,152 1,582 418 1,205 2,156 4.41 -27445.2

Career ERA 4.41 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1992 PIT NL 8 1 13 13 4 1 0 92.0 76 22 35 51 2.15 3.75 (+43%) 1108.9
1993 PIT NL 6 11 24 20 3 2 0 128.3 145 80 75 59 5.61 4.19 (-34%) -4042.7
1995 BOS AL 16 8 27 27 6 1 0 195.3 163 64 68 119 2.95 4.45 (+34%) -393.2
1996 BOS AL 14 13 32 32 6 0 0 211.7 238 121 90 140 5.14 4.61 (-12%) -5383.4
1997 BOS AL 12 15 35 29 4 2 0 201.3 193 95 87 151 4.25 4.39 (+3%) -1531.1
1998 BOS AL 17 8 36 33 2 0 0 216.0 211 110 79 146 4.58 4.43 (-3%) -2445.5
1999 BOS AL 6 11 49 17 0 0 15 140.0 146 79 72 104 5.08 4.71 (-8%) -1239.3
2000 BOS AL 6 10 51 17 0 0 0 159.3 170 97 65 102 5.48 4.77 (-15%) -3635.7
2001 BOS AL 9 12 45 17 0 0 3 168.7 156 73 73 148 3.90 4.42 (+12%) 2193.6
2002 BOS AL 11 5 45 15 0 0 3 163.3 121 51 51 134 2.81 4.28 (+34%) 2789.4
2003 BOS AL 11 7 35 33 0 0 1 202.3 193 92 71 169 4.09 4.40 (+7%) 1740.3
2004 BOS AL 12 10 32 30 0 0 0 188.3 197 102 63 116 4.87 4.46 (-9%) -2885.8
2005 BOS AL 16 12 33 33 3 0 0 225.3 210 104 68 151 4.15 4.29 (+3%) -2590.5
2006 BOS AL 7 11 23 23 1 0 0 140.0 135 72 51 90 4.63 4.53 (-2%) -1419.7
2007 BOS AL 17 12 31 31 0 0 0 189.0 191 100 64 110 4.76 4.47 (-6%) -921.8
2008 BOS AL 10 11 30 30 1 0 0 181.0 154 83 60 117 4.13 4.32 (+5%) -2357.2
2009 BOS AL 11 5 21 21 2 0 0 129.7 137 66 50 72 4.58 4.32 (-6%) -830.0
2010 BOS AL 4 10 32 19 0 0 0 140.0 153 83 36 84 5.34 4.08 (-31%) -1547.4
2011 BOS AL 7 8 33 23 1 0 0 154.7 163 88 47 93 5.12 3.94 (-30%) -4054.1
Career · 19 seasons 200 180 627 463 33 6 22 3,226.1 3,152 1,582 1,205 2,156 4.41 — -27,445

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
630 111 4 13 2 0 1 4 0 3 47 .117 .148 .162 .310 0

Career AVG .117 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 55.8% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 55.7% below league average.

Career SLG .162 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 61.2% below league average.

Career OPS .310 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 58.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1992 PIT NL 14 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .071 — — — — 0.0
1993 PIT NL 24 43 3 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 11 .163 — — — — 0.0
1995 BOS AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 BOS AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 BOS AL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 BOS AL 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 BOS AL 49 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 BOS AL 52 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 BOS AL 45 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
2002 BOS AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 BOS AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 BOS AL 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 BOS AL 33 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
2006 BOS AL 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 BOS AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 BOS AL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 BOS AL 21 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2010 BOS AL 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 BOS AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 630 111 4 13 2 0 1 4 0 3 47 .117 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
18 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2008 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALCS BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 WS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALCS BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS2 BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS1 BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 NLCS PIT 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
5 7 18 11 0 72.0 68 54 38 54 6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2008 ALCS BOS 0 1 1 1 0 2.7 6 5 2 2 16.88
2007 ALCS BOS 0 1 1 1 0 4.7 5 5 2 7 9.64
2005 ALDS1 BOS 0 1 1 1 0 5.3 6 4 1 4 6.75
2004 ALCS BOS 1 0 3 0 0 7.3 9 7 3 6 8.59
2004 WS BOS 0 0 1 1 0 3.7 3 5 5 2 12.27
2003 ALCS BOS 2 1 3 2 0 14.0 8 4 6 10 2.57
2003 ALDS2 BOS 0 1 2 1 0 7.7 6 3 3 7 3.52
1999 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 3 3 4 4 13.50
1998 ALDS1 BOS 0 1 1 1 0 1.3 3 5 2 1 33.75
1995 ALDS1 BOS 0 1 1 1 0 5.3 5 7 5 4 11.81
1992 NLCS PIT 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 14 6 5 7 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home322390501.128
Away308724813.111

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3211670.1167580154010824.32
Away3061556.0147778166510744.52

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2011-09-25 BOSNYY L 4.0553541
2011-09-18 BOSTBR L 5.0662150
2011-09-13 BOSTOR W 6.0655262
2011-09-07 BOSTOR — 5.0354331
2011-09-02 BOSTEX — 4.0300030
2011-08-26 BOSOAK L 4.0884232
2011-08-20 BOSKCR — 5.1944030
2011-08-14 BOSSEA L 8.0954241
2011-08-08 BOSMIN — 7.0853041
2011-08-03 BOSCLE — 6.2533261

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 627 463 227 329 30 29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 PIT P 13 13 6 19 0 1
1993 PIT P 24 20 8 15 4 2
1995 BOS P 27 27 15 18 2 4
1996 BOS P 32 32 14 18 2 4
1997 BOS P 35 29 9 22 3 1
1998 BOS P 36 33 16 23 3 1
1999 BOS P 49 17 7 12 1 1
2000 BOS P 51 17 11 11 2 2
2001 BOS P 45 17 14 22 2 0
2002 BOS P 45 15 9 9 1 4
2003 BOS P 35 33 16 19 1 0
2004 BOS P 32 30 12 27 4 1
2005 BOS P 33 33 30 20 2 2
2006 BOS P 23 23 13 12 0 1
2007 BOS P 31 31 14 22 0 3
2008 BOS P 30 30 7 15 1 1
2009 BOS P 21 21 10 11 0 1
2010 BOS P 32 19 9 15 2 0
2011 BOS P 33 23 7 19 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 627

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2010 Roberto Clemente Award
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-08-10
1995 Pitcher of the Month July
1995 Player of the Week Week of 1995-06-03
1995 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1992 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2011 BOS AL $2,000,000
2010 BOS AL $3,500,000
2009 BOS AL $4,000,000
2008 BOS AL $4,000,000
2007 BOS AL $4,000,000
2006 BOS AL $4,000,000
2005 BOS AL $4,670,000
2004 BOS AL $4,350,000
2003 BOS AL $4,000,000
2002 BOS AL $3,200,000
2001 BOS AL $3,000,000
2000 BOS AL $4,500,000
1999 BOS AL $4,000,000
1998 BOS AL $3,500,000
1997 BOS AL $2,500,000
1996 BOS AL $450,000
1995 BOS AL $175,000
1993 PIT NL $150,000
Total Career Earnings $55,995,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne FL 1986, 1987, 1988

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1995 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 29.0 140 0
1995 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 20.0 392 0
1992 Rookie of the Year NL 3rd 29.0 120 2

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Tim Wakefield (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kenny Rogers
    219-156, 4.27 ERA
  2. 79
    Dave Stewart
    168-129, 3.95 ERA
  3. 74
    Joe Niekro
    221-204, 3.59 ERA
  4. 73
    Camilo Pascual
    174-170, 3.63 ERA
  5. 71
    Jerry Reuss
    220-191, 3.64 ERA
  6. 70
    Danny Darwin
    171-182, 3.84 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Wakefield

What years did Tim Wakefield play?
Tim Wakefield played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2011.
Was Tim Wakefield a pitcher?
Yes. Tim Wakefield pitched in the major leagues, recording 200 wins and 2156 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tim Wakefield hit?
Tim Wakefield hit 1 career home runs with 13 hits.