Tim Wakefield
Timothy Stephen Wakefield
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 204 lb.

Born: August 2, 1966 in Melbourne, FL
High School: Eau Gallie (Melbourne, FL)
School: Florida Institute of Technology
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1992
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1992 PIT NL 25 P 13 13 92.0 25 6 19 0 1 1.000 2.45 1.92 .952 1.94 0.60 RoY-3
1993 PIT NL 26 P 24 20 128.1 27 8 15 4 2 .852 1.61 0.96 .959 1.84 0.54
1995 BOS AL 28 P 27 27 195.1 35 15 18 2 4 .943 1.52 1.22 .960 1.79 0.53 CYA-3,MVP-13
1996 BOS AL 29 P 32 32 211.2 34 14 18 2 4 .941 1.36 1.00 .962 1.77 0.52
1997 BOS AL 30 P 35 29 201.1 34 9 22 3 1 .912 1.39 0.89 .956 1.71 0.49
1998 BOS AL 31 P 36 33 216.0 42 16 23 3 1 .929 1.62 1.08 .960 1.78 0.50
1999 BOS AL 32 P 49 17 140.0 20 7 12 1 1 .950 1.22 0.39 .950 1.69 0.47
2000 BOS AL 33 P 51 17 159.1 24 11 11 2 2 .917 1.24 0.43 .958 1.62 0.46
2001 BOS AL 34 P 45 17 168.2 38 14 22 2 0 .947 1.92 0.80 .955 1.75 0.49
2002 BOS AL 35 P 45 15 163.1 19 9 9 1 4 .947 0.99 0.40 .958 1.69 0.48
2003 BOS AL 36 P 35 33 202.1 36 16 19 1 0 .972 1.56 1.00 .956 1.73 0.49
2004 BOS AL 37 P 32 30 188.1 42 12 26 4 1 .905 1.82 1.19 .950 1.66 0.45
2005 BOS AL 38 P 33 33 225.1 52 30 20 2 2 .962 2.00 1.52 .954 1.69 0.46
2006 BOS AL 39 P 23 23 140.0 25 13 12 0 1 1.000 1.61 1.09 .956 1.56 0.41
2007 BOS AL 40 P 31 31 189.0 36 14 22 0 3 1.000 1.71 1.16 .953 1.60 0.42
2008 BOS AL 41 P 30 30 181.0 23 7 15 1 1 .957 1.09 0.73 .952 1.60 0.42
2009 BOS AL 42 P 21 21 129.2 21 10 11 0 1 1.000 1.46 1.00 .952 1.53 0.40 AS
17 Seasons P 562 421 2931.2 533 211 294 28 29 .947 1.55 0.90 .956 1.70 0.48
17 Seasons TOT 562 421 2931.2 533 211 294 28 29 .947 1.55 0.90 .903 1.70 0.48
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1992 PIT NL 25 14 13 14 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 PIT NL 26 24 20 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 BOS AL 28 27 0 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 BOS AL 29 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 BOS AL 30 35 1 1 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 BOS AL 31 37 1 2 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1999 BOS AL 32 49 1 6 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 BOS AL 33 52 1 5 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2001 BOS AL 34 45 2 2 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 BOS AL 35 45 0 3 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 BOS AL 36 35 1 1 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 BOS AL 37 32 1 1 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 BOS AL 38 33 3 3 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 BOS AL 39 23 1 1 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 BOS AL 40 31 1 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 BOS AL 41 30 1 1 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 BOS AL 42 21 21 1 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons 565 68 66 562 562 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1992 PIT NL 25 395 78% 29% 14 100% 0 5 0 5 18 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 100%
1993 PIT NL 26 622 77% 25% 16 94% 0 8 2 4 15 12 0 4 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 8 100%
1995 BOS AL 28 844 77% 27% 19 84% 2 15 0 10 17 11 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 4 0 2 0%
1996 BOS AL 29 1003 76% 25% 27 85% 1 15 2 6 18 12 4 2 0 2 0 1 4 3 4 0 2 50%
1997 BOS AL 30 930 73% 22% 32 75% 1 9 5 2 22 16 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 83%
1998 BOS AL 31 994 76% 26% 27 85% 1 14 1 11 23 19 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 33%
1999 BOS AL 32 691 74% 25% 15 93% 1 7 2 5 12 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 100%
2000 BOS AL 33 756 77% 25% 14 93% 0 11 1 8 10 8 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 4 100%
2001 BOS AL 34 790 70% 26% 22 95% 0 14 0 12 22 16 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 67%
2002 BOS AL 35 693 72% 26% 13 92% 0 4 1 1 11 9 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 4 0 0
2003 BOS AL 36 914 72% 27% 24 92% 0 16 3 12 19 15 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
2004 BOS AL 37 890 78% 32% 28 86% 0 12 1 10 27 19 1 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 50%
2005 BOS AL 38 983 77% 31% 28 86% 0 30 3 25 20 17 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 5 40%
2006 BOS AL 39 657 77% 28% 12 92% 0 13 0 10 12 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 100%
2007 BOS AL 40 864 79% 29% 26 92% 0 14 3 10 22 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 5 80%
2008 BOS AL 41 810 77% 25% 20 80% 0 7 2 4 15 12 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 50%
2009 BOS AL 42 608 78% 26% 14 64% 0 10 0 10 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 60%
17 Seasons 13444 76% 27% 351 87% 6 204 26 145 294 222 25 28 2 8 18 9 29 16 26 3 60 72%
MLB Averages 75% 31% 89% 83%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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