Tim Wakefield

Q: When was Tim Wakefield born?

Tim Wakefield was born on August 2, 1966.

Q: Where was Tim Wakefield born?

Tim Wakefield was born in Melbourne, FL .

Q: How tall was Tim Wakefield?

Tim Wakefield was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tim Wakefield weigh when playing?

Tim Wakefield weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Tim Wakefield play?

Tim Wakefield played 19 seasons.

Q: Is Tim Wakefield in the Hall of Fame?

Tim Wakefield has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Tim Wakefield drafted?

Tim Wakefield was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft.

Q: How many strikeouts did Tim Wakefield have?

Tim Wakefield had 2,156 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tim Wakefield played for?

Tim Wakefield played for 2 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox.

Q: How many World Series has Tim Wakefield won?

Tim Wakefield won 2 World Series.

Position: Pitcher

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)

Debut: July 31, 1992 (Age 25-364d, 16,184th in major league history)
vs. STL 9.0 IP, 6 H, 10 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER, W

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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1989	22	PIT-min	A-	1	1	.500	3.40	18	1	11	0	0	2	39.2	30	17	15	1	21	0	42	2	0	9				1.286	6.8	0.2	4.8	9.5	2.00	WLD NYPL
1990	23	PIT-min	A+	10	14	.417	4.73	28	28	0	2	0	0	190.1	187	109	100	24	85	2	127	10	0	11				1.429	8.8	1.1	4.0	6.0	1.49	SAL CARL
1991	24	PIT-min	AA,AAA	15	9	.625	3.12	27	26	1	8	1	0	187.2	163	74	65	16	52	6	124	9	1	2	764			1.146	7.8	0.8	2.5	5.9	2.38	CAR,BFL SOUL,AA
1992	25	PIT-min	AAA	10	3	.769	3.06	20	20	0	6	1	0	135.1	122	52	46	10	51	1	71	3	0	9	559			1.278	8.1	0.7	3.4	4.7	1.39	BFL AA
1992	25	PIT	NL	8	1	.889	2.15	13	13	0	4	1	0	92.0	76	26	22	3	35	1	51	1	1	3	373	162	3.27	1.207	7.4	0.3	3.4	5.0	1.46	RoY-3
1993	26	PIT-min	AA	3	5	.375	6.99	9	9	0	1	0	0	56.2	68	48	44	5	22	0	36	5	0	3	265			1.588	10.8	0.8	3.5	5.7	1.64	CAR SOUL
1993	26	PIT	NL	6	11	.353	5.61	24	20	1	3	2	0	128.1	145	83	80	14	75	2	59	9	0	6	595	72	5.45	1.714	10.2	1.0	5.3	4.1	0.79

1994	27	PIT-min	AAA	5	15	.250	5.84	30	29	0	4	1	0	175.2	197	127	114	27	98	0	83	23	0	16	824			1.679	10.1	1.4	5.0	4.3	0.85	BFL AA
1995	28	BOS-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.52	4	4	0	0	0	0	25.0	23	10	7	1	9	0	14	4	0	0	105			1.280	8.3	0.4	3.2	5.0	1.56	PAW IL
1995	28	BOS	AL	16	8	.667	2.95	27	27	0	6	1	0	195.1	163	76	64	22	68	0	119	9	0	11	804	165	4.53	1.183	7.5	1.0	3.1	5.5	1.75	CYA-3,MVP-13
1996	29	BOS	AL	14	13	.519	5.14	32	32	0	6	0	0	211.2	238	151	121	38	90	0	140	12	1	4	963	98	5.63	1.550	10.1	1.6	3.8	6.0	1.56
1997	30	BOS	AL	12	15	.444	4.25	35	29	2	4	2	0	201.1	193	109	95	24	87	5	151	16	0	6	866	110	4.69	1.391	8.6	1.1	3.9	6.8	1.74
1998	31	BOS	AL	17	8	.680	4.58	36	33	1	2	0	0	216.0	211	123	110	30	79	1	146	14	1	6	939	103	4.88	1.343	8.8	1.3	3.3	6.1	1.85
1999	32	BOS	AL	6	11	.353	5.08	49	17	28	0	0	15	140.0	146	93	79	19	72	2	104	5	0	1	635	99	5.06	1.557	9.4	1.2	4.6	6.7	1.44
2000	33	BOS	AL	6	10	.375	5.48	51	17	13	0	0	0	159.1	170	107	97	31	65	3	102	4	0	4	706	93	5.68	1.475	9.6	1.8	3.7	5.8	1.57
2001	34	BOS	AL	9	12	.429	3.90	45	17	5	0	0	3	168.2	156	84	73	13	73	5	148	18	1	5	732	115	3.91	1.358	8.3	0.7	3.9	7.9	2.03
2002	35	BOS	AL	11	5	.688	2.81	45	15	10	0	0	3	163.1	121	57	51	15	51	2	134	9	2	5	657	162	3.62	1.053	6.7	0.8	2.8	7.4	2.63
2003	36	BOS	AL	11	7	.611	4.09	35	33	2	0	0	1	202.1	193	106	92	23	71	0	169	12	0	8	872	114	4.07	1.305	8.6	1.0	3.2	7.5	2.38
2004	37	BOS	AL	12	10	.545	4.87	32	30	0	0	0	0	188.1	197	121	102	29	63	3	116	16	0	9	831	99	5.08	1.381	9.4	1.4	3.0	5.5	1.84
2005	38	BOS	AL	16	12	.571	4.15	33	33	0	3	0	0	225.1	210	113	104	35	68	4	151	11	0	8	943	109	4.75	1.234	8.4	1.4	2.7	6.0	2.22
2006	39	BOS	AL	7	11	.389	4.63	23	23	0	1	0	0	140.0	135	80	72	19	51	0	90	10	0	6	610	103	4.93	1.329	8.7	1.2	3.3	5.8	1.76
2007	40	BOS	AL	17	12	.586	4.76	31	31	0	0	0	0	189.0	191	104	100	22	64	1	110	4	0	10	800	100	4.67	1.349	9.1	1.0	3.0	5.2	1.72
2008	41	BOS	AL	10	11	.476	4.13	30	30	0	1	0	0	181.0	154	89	83	25	60	0	117	13	0	12	754	112	4.84	1.182	7.7	1.2	3.0	5.8	1.95
2009	42	BOS-min	AAA	1	1	.500	2.89	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.1	5	3	3	1	2	0	7	2	1	0	37			0.750	4.8	1.0	1.9	6.8	3.50	PAW IL
2009	42	BOS	AL	11	5	.688	4.58	21	21	0	2	0	0	129.2	137	67	66	12	50	0	72	10	0	4	572	102	4.58	1.442	9.5	0.8	3.5	5.0	1.44	AS
2010	43	BOS	AL	4	10	.286	5.34	32	19	10	0	0	0	140.0	153	92	83	19	36	3	84	5	1	11	610	82	4.52	1.350	9.8	1.2	2.3	5.4	2.33
2011	44	BOS	AL	7	8	.467	5.12	33	23	6	1	0	0	154.2	163	110	88	25	47	1	93	8	1	15	677	84	4.99	1.358	9.5	1.5	2.7	5.4	1.98
19 Yrs				200	180	.526	4.41	627	463	78	33	6	22	3226.1	3152	1791	1582	418	1205	33	2156	186	8	134	13939	105	4.72	1.350	8.8	1.2	3.4	6.0	1.79
162 Game Avg.				12	11	.526	4.41	39	29	5	2	0	1	201	197	112	99	26	75	2	135	12	0	8	870	105	4.72	1.350	8.8	1.2	3.4	6.0	1.79
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BOS (17 yrs)				186	168	.525	4.43	590	430	77	26	3	22	3006.0	2931	1682	1480	401	1095	30	2046	176	7	125	12971	106	4.74	1.339	8.8	1.2	3.3	6.1	1.87
PIT (2 yrs)				14	12	.538	4.17	37	33	1	7	3	0	220.1	221	109	102	17	110	3	110	10	1	9	968	91	4.54	1.502	9.0	0.7	4.5	4.5	1.00

AL (17 yrs)				186	168	.525	4.43	590	430	77	26	3	22	3006.0	2931	1682	1480	401	1095	30	2046	176	7	125	12971	106	4.74	1.339	8.8	1.2	3.3	6.1	1.87
NL (2 yrs)				14	12	.538	4.17	37	33	1	7	3	0	220.1	221	109	102	17	110	3	110	10	1	9	968	91	4.54	1.502	9.0	0.7	4.5	4.5	1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tim Wakefield born?

Tim Wakefield was born on August 2, 1966.

Where was Tim Wakefield born?

Tim Wakefield was born in Melbourne, FL.

How tall was Tim Wakefield?

Tim Wakefield was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Tim Wakefield weigh when playing?

Tim Wakefield weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tim Wakefield play?

Tim Wakefield played 19 seasons.

Is Tim Wakefield in the Hall of Fame?

Tim Wakefield has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Tim Wakefield drafted?

Tim Wakefield was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft.

What position did Tim Wakefield play?

Tim Wakefield was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Tim Wakefield have?

Tim Wakefield had 2,156 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Tim Wakefield played for?

Tim Wakefield played for 2 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox.

How many World Series has Tim Wakefield won?

Tim Wakefield won 2 World Series.

When did Tim Wakefield retire?

Tim Wakefield last played in 2011.

What was Tim Wakefield's Twitter account?

Tim Wakefield was on Twitter at TimWakefield49.

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