Career Stats
Timothy Stephen Wakefield born August 2, 1966 in Melbourne, Florida. Tim is a very unique pitcher in Major League Baseball today. He is right-handed knuckleball pitcher. Tim has played with the Boston Red Sox since 1995 which makes him the longest serving member of the team. His longevity and consistency makes him one of the top pitchers in Red Sox history. He currently ranks third in all time wins in a Red Sox uniform at 175, behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens who are tied at 192, and ranks second in all time wins at Fenway Park with 91, behind Roger Clemens 95. Wakefield's primary pitch, the knuckleball, has a wide range of speeds 55-69 mph and a great deal of variance in how much it flutters making it almost impossible to hit. This fluttering makes it extremely hard even for the catch. This is why the Red Sox brought in exclusively Doug Mirabelli. The movement of the knuckle ball depends on a variety of factors including temperature, humidity, precipitation, air resistance, wind speed, wind direction, and the condition of the ball. Wakefield also features a 74-82 mph fastball and a slow curve 60-65 mph. In the 2003 ALCS, Wakefield was one of the most successful pitchers against the New York Yankees, allowing only three runs in 13 innings. And then in 2004, Wakefield helped the Red Sox exact revenge by winning the ALCS against the Yankees, a best-of-seven series to advance to the World Series.
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Tim Wakefield Career Stats |
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| Year | Team | Wins | Losses | ERA | G | SHO | SO |
| 2005 | BOS | 16 | 12 | 4.15 | 33 | 0 | 155 |
| 2006 | BOS | 7 | 11 | 4.63 | 23 | 0 | 90 |
| 2007 | BOS | 17 | 12 | 4.76 | 30 | 0 | 110 |
| 2008 | BOS | 10 | 11 | 4.13 | 30 | 0 | 117 |
| Totals: | 50 | 46 | 4.41 | 116 | 0 | 472 | |
