Tim Wakefield

Positions: Starting Pitcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: August 2, 1966 in Melbourne, FL us

Died: October 1, 2023 in Hingham, MA

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Eau Gallie HS (Melbourne, FL)

School: Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL)

Last Game: September 25, 2011 (Age 45-054d)
vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 5 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Barry Meister, Bill Moore

Full Name: Timothy Stephen Wakefield

Twitter: @TimWakefield49

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.4

200

180

ERA

4.41

627

463

3226.1

2156

WHIP

1.350

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-04-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-6		6.0	6	3	3	3	4	1	1	49	23	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	27	88	52	18	4	10	9	3	1
2	2008-04-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Detroit Tigers	1-5	W	5.0	3	2	1	5	5	0	2	55	17	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	25	108	61	17	13	8	5	1	1
3	2008-04-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	1-6		6.0	7	2	2	4	4	0	0	50	23	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	27	106	66	27	7	8	11	6	0
4	2008-04-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	1-8	W	8.0	7	5	5	0	5	2	0	53	30	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	31	86	68	13	13	9	16	5	3
5	2008-04-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6		6.0	6	4	3	5	1	0	1	42	23	0	2	0	1	2	1	0	30	113	70	22	3	7	16	6	3
6	2008-05-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	L	7.0	6	3	3	4	0	1	2	49	24	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	31	97	56	15	2	9	17	3	2
7	2008-05-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	1-8	W	8.0	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	84	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	98	65	25	6	8	13	3	2
8	2008-05-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	1-3	L	2.2	7	7	6	2	2	2	0	18	15	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	74	42	7	6	5	8	2	0
9	2008-05-17 (2)	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Milwaukee Brewers	1-6		5.1	6	3	3	3	5	1	1	46	21	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	108	67	18	12	5	11	2	3
10	2008-05-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	1-6	L	5.0	8	8	8	4	4	2	0	19	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	99	58	22	8	3	16	8	2
11	2008-05-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	1-8	L	8.0	5	1	1	0	8	1	0	76	29	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	96	63	17	12	8	13	5	4
12	2008-06-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-7		7.0	5	2	2	4	3	0	0	58	24	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	28	109	69	25	8	8	14	4	1
13	2008-06-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Seattle Mariners	1-7	W	7.0	5	2	2	2	6	0	0	63	25	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	27	106	71	17	12	8	10	3	4
14	2008-06-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-7		7.0	4	2	2	2	6	2	0	65	23	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	25	89	64	22	7	7	10	1	2
15	2008-06-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		St. Louis Cardinals	1-7	L	7.0	7	4	3	3	4	2	1	50	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	32	114	76	15	9	5	19	6	1
16	2008-06-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	78	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	89	58	15	11	6	10	0	4
17	2008-07-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	L	7.0	5	2	1	3	4	0	0	62	26	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	29	115	73	22	11	9	13	4	4
18	2008-07-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-7		6.1	4	3	3	1	5	1	0	57	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	95	66	29	5	4	13	5	1
19	2008-07-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	1-7	W	7.0	2	1	1	1	6	1	0	74	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	100	73	21	11	8	9	2	2
20	2008-07-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-8	L	7.0	6	4	4	0	1	2	0	50	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	94	62	17	8	6	19	4	6
21	2008-07-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-6	L	5.1	8	6	6	4	3	1	1	27	23	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	28	94	56	22	8	7	12	3	0
22	2008-08-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	1-7		6.1	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	66	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	108	68	20	9	2	16	2	3
23	2008-08-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	1-6	W	6.0	4	2	1	0	6	0	0	64	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	81	58	17	8	9	7	1	0
24	2008-08-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-5	W	5.0	8	3	3	1	1	2	0	39	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	80	55	14	3	9	12	6	2
25	2008-08-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	1-6	L	6.0	6	3	3	0	3	1	0	51	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	82	65	15	13	3	18	2	2
26	2008-09-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	1-2	L	1.2	4	7	7	4	0	0	1	15	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	49	26	4	5	2	7	2	0
27	2008-09-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-8	W	8.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	80	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	94	65	15	6	10	13	2	2
28	2008-09-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-3	L	2.1	6	6	6	0	2	3	0	23	12	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	13	51	34	8	4	3	8	5	1
29	2008-09-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	1-6	W	6.0	6	4	4	1	6	0	1	49	24	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	99	64	22	10	9	9	0	0
30	2008-09-28 (2)	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-5		5.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	66	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	55	39	14	3	6	8	0	0

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	30	754	675	89	154	28	2	25	27	7	60	117	.228	.302	.387	.689	.240	261	9	13	2	4	0

Home	14	367	326	33	67	17	0	9	9	3	27	60	.206	.285	.341	.625	.224	111	4	10	2	2	0
Away	16	387	349	56	87	11	2	16	18	4	33	57	.249	.318	.430	.748	.255	150	5	3	0	2	0

April	5	140	116	16	29	1	2	3	8	2	17	19	.250	.360	.371	.730	.271	43	3	4	1	2	0
May	6	156	139	22	34	7	0	7	6	0	13	25	.245	.321	.446	.767	.250	62	1	3	0	1	0
June	5	135	121	10	23	4	0	4	4	3	12	25	.190	.269	.322	.591	.207	39	2	1	1	0	0
July	5	130	120	16	25	6	0	5	5	2	9	19	.208	.269	.383	.653	.208	46	1	1	0	0	0
August	4	94	90	8	22	4	0	3	0	0	4	14	.244	.277	.389	.666	.260	35	1	0	0	0	0
September	5	99	89	17	21	6	0	3	4	0	5	15	.236	.303	.405	.708	.250	36	1	4	0	1	0

As Starter	30	754	675	89	154	28	2	25	27	7	60	117	.228	.302	.387	.689	.240	261	9	13	2	4	0

vs RHB as RHP	30	446	395		86	20	0	16			37	73	.218	.299	.390	.689	.227	154	6	10	1	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	29	308	280		68	8	2	9			23	44	.243	.306	.382	.688	.259	107	3	3	1	1	0

Bases Empty	30	478	438		94	18	1	17			34	72	.215	.280	.377	.657	.221	165	0	6	0	0	0
Runners On	30	276	237		60	10	1	8			26	45	.253	.339	.405	.745	.277	96	9	7	2	4	0

vs. Younger Batters	30	754	675		154	28	2	25			60	117	.228	.302	.387	.689	.240	261	9	13	2	4	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	10	11	.476	4.13	30	30	0	181.0	154	89	83	25	60	0	117	13	0	0	754	1.182	5.8	1.95

Home	7	4	.636	3.10	14	14	0	90.0	67	33	31	9	27	0	60	10	0	0	367	1.044	6.0	2.22
Away	3	7	.300	5.14	16	16	0	91.0	87	56	52	16	33	0	57	3	0	0	387	1.319	5.6	1.73

April	2	0	1.000	4.06	5	5	0	31.0	29	16	14	3	17	0	19	4	0	0	140	1.484	5.5	1.12
May	1	4	.200	5.25	6	6	0	36.0	34	22	21	7	13	0	25	3	0	0	156	1.306	6.3	1.92
June	2	1	.667	2.31	5	5	0	35.0	23	10	9	4	12	0	25	1	0	0	135	1.000	6.4	2.08
July	1	3	.250	4.13	5	5	0	32.2	25	16	15	5	9	0	19	1	0	0	130	1.041	5.2	2.11
August	2	1	.667	2.70	4	4	0	23.1	22	8	7	3	4	0	14	0	0	0	94	1.114	5.4	3.50
September	2	2	.500	6.65	5	5	0	23.0	21	17	17	3	5	0	15	4	0	0	99	1.130	5.9	3.00

As Starter	10	11	.476	4.13	30	30	0	181.0	154	89	83	25	60	0	117	13	0	0	754	1.182	5.8	1.95

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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